Safeguarding Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/department/safeguarding/ England and Wales Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:03:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Safeguarding Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/department/safeguarding/ 32 32 174395915 Statement on the CSSA report into survivors’ experiences of safeguarding in the Catholic Church in England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cssa-report-into-survivors-experiences-safeguarding/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cssa-report-into-survivors-experiences-safeguarding/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=118971 Bishop Paul Mason, Lead Bishop for Safeguarding for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, and Sister Una Coogan CJ, the Lead Religious for Safeguarding for the Conference of Religious, have responded to the publication of the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)’s thematic review of survivors’ experiences of safeguarding in the Catholic Church in England […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cssa-report-into-survivors-experiences-safeguarding/feed/ 0 118971 Safeguarding bishop encourages support for DBS Faith in Safeguarding campaign https://www.cbcew.org.uk/safeguarding-bishop-encourages-support-for-dbs-faith-in-safeguarding-campaign/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/safeguarding-bishop-encourages-support-for-dbs-faith-in-safeguarding-campaign/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:56:17 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=116026 The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is running a national campaign called Faith in Safeguarding to help faith communities and faith-based organisations better understand the legal duty to make barring referrals – the requirement under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 to notify DBS when someone is removed from a role due to safeguarding concerns. […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/safeguarding-bishop-encourages-support-for-dbs-faith-in-safeguarding-campaign/feed/ 0 116026 Safeguarding Statement https://www.cbcew.org.uk/safeguarding-statement/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:04:31 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=115444 The Catholic Church in England and Wales takes a unified and collaborative approach to Safeguarding. Religious Life Groups, sometimes called religious communities or religious orders, work in partnership with Catholic Bishops and dioceses to respond in the most effective and robust way possible. Bishop Paul Mason, the Lead Bishop for Safeguarding for the Catholic Bishops’ […]

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]]> 115444 National Day of Prayer for Survivors of Abuse 2025 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/national-day-of-prayer-for-survivors-of-abuse-2025/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:00:12 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=103424 This year’s focus is on the theme of “The Empty Chair”. Many of us are saddened by reducing numbers in our churches. This is happening for a wide variety of reasons, but our thoughts are on those who are not there because they have suffered abuse in a church setting and cannot face being here. […]

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]]> 103424 Archbishop’s statement on ‘The Caldey Abbey Review’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-otoole-statement/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-otoole-statement/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:32:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=99553 Archdiocese of Cardiff/Menevia The Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia, Archbishop Mark O’Toole, responding to the publication of ‘The Caldey Abbey Review’ into allegations of non-recent childhood sexual abuse within the monastic community of Caldey Abbey on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire, said: “This report is heart-breaking but that heartbreak is nothing compared to the pain, suffering and trauma experienced […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-otoole-statement/feed/ 0 99553 Independent Catholic safeguarding agency appoints a new Chair https://www.cbcew.org.uk/independent-catholic-safeguarding-agency-appoints-a-new-chair/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/independent-catholic-safeguarding-agency-appoints-a-new-chair/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:47:35 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=99457 On Monday, 2 December, the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) confirmed the appointment of its new Independent Chair of the Board, Mr Mike Cunningham. He will oversee the agency’s work to uphold the highest safeguarding standards in the Catholic Church through the process of audits and independent regulation. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/independent-catholic-safeguarding-agency-appoints-a-new-chair/feed/ 0 99457 Safeguarding agency reports ‘significant progress’ in standards at the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle https://www.cbcew.org.uk/safeguarding-agency-reports-significant-progress-in-standards-at-the-diocese-of-hexham-and-newcastle/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/safeguarding-agency-reports-significant-progress-in-standards-at-the-diocese-of-hexham-and-newcastle/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:47:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=95600 Press Release from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle The agency which oversees safeguarding in the Catholic Church has reported “significant progress” in standards in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. An interim review of safeguarding in leadership, governance, ministry and culture, which was published today by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency, praised progress achieved […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/safeguarding-agency-reports-significant-progress-in-standards-at-the-diocese-of-hexham-and-newcastle/feed/ 0 95600 Catholic safeguarding agency chair steps down https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-safeguarding-agency-chair-steps-down/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-safeguarding-agency-chair-steps-down/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=95272 The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales with the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA), announces the news that Nazir Afzal, Chair of the CSSA, is stepping down at the conclusion of his three-year appointment.  Nazir has been instrumental in developing the CSSA in structure and function, which was recommended by an independent review of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-safeguarding-agency-chair-steps-down/feed/ 0 95272 Bishop prays for victims and survivors of abuse at the Shine of Saint Winefride in Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-prays-for-victims-and-survivors-of-abuse-at-the-shine-of-saint-winefride-in-wales/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-prays-for-victims-and-survivors-of-abuse-at-the-shine-of-saint-winefride-in-wales/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:22:03 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=91406 On the Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse, Bishop Peter Brignall is holding two services of prayer in a place he considers a beacon of hope and healing for those who have suffered at the hands of abusers. The Bishop of Wrexham is at St Winefride’s Shrine in Ladywell, North Wales, to […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-prays-for-victims-and-survivors-of-abuse-at-the-shine-of-saint-winefride-in-wales/feed/ 0 91406 Comment on ‘The Cross of the Moment’ report https://www.cbcew.org.uk/comment-on-the-cross-of-the-moment-report/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/comment-on-the-cross-of-the-moment-report/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:01:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=91417 Durham University’s Centre for Catholic Studies has published a report called The Cross of the Moment issued by its Boundary Breaking Project on the impact of the abuse crisis on the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Bishop Paul Mason, Lead Bishop for Safeguarding, said: “I thank the authors of The Cross of the Moment […]

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