The Future of Church Safeguarding Programme was set up to recommend a model for fully independent safeguarding within the Church of England. The Programme operates entirely independently from the Church and is led by Professor Alexis Jay OBE, who previously chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). The team was chosen by Professor Jay rather than by the Church, it does not include anyone employed or previously employed by the Church, support is being provided by Crest Advisory (which provides specialist independent support to organisations working in justice and public safety) and it will not hold meetings or conduct any business on church premises.

As part of the Programme, Professor Jay proposes to gather a range of views better to understand what needs to be improved and what is already working well in Church safeguarding processes. Continue reading →