Church in Wales provincial safeguarding officers
IICSA · The Anglican Church Investigation Report · Issued 6 October 2020 · Addressed to: Church in Wales
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, E
The Church in Wales should make clear that the operational advice of provincial safeguarding officers must be followed by all members of the clergy and other Church officers. It should be enshrined in policy that those who are volunteers and who do not follow the directions of provincial safeguarding officers should be removed from working with children.
IICSA, The Anglican Church Investigation Report · 6 Oct 2020 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that the Church in Wales had progressed implementation of this recommendation (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
On 7 April 2021, the Church in Wales stated that its safeguarding policy, procedural documents and training materials would make it clear that the operational advice of provincial safeguarding officers should be followed by all church officers, including clergy. The Church in Wales also introduced a new cause of action in the Disciplinary Tribunal, with sanctions including removal and disqualification from holding any office or membership in the Church in Wales. There is also a power of suspension while investigation or disciplinary proceedings are ongoing. The Church in Wales also noted that some volunteers would not be directly subject to the jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Tribunal. The Church in Wales stated that it would revise its procedural guidelines to make clear the expectation that such volunteers should be removed from working with children. On 7 January 2022, the Church in Wales stated that the timetable for adopting its updated procedural guidance was delayed.
UK Government · 22 May 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
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