Church of England/Wales information sharing protocol
IICSA · The Anglican Church Investigation Report · Issued 6 October 2020 · Addressed to: Church of England
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, E
The Church of England and the Church in Wales should agree and implement a formal information-sharing protocol. This should include the sharing of information about clergy who move between the two Churches.
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 noted that information sharing protocols between the Church of England and the Church in Wales were being implemented (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
- No published formal bilateral information-sharing protocol between the Church of England and the Church in Wales specifically covering clergy who move between jurisdictions has been identified to March 2026.
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
On 24 June 2021, the Church of England announced that the updated version of the House of Bishops' handling of Clergy Personal Files policy covers data sharing between the Church of England and the Church in Wales, and clarifies the lawful basis on which clergy personal data are processed. On 28 July 2021, the Bishops of the Church in Wales approved a new personal files policy for the clergy.
UK Government · 22 May 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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