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Church in Wales provincial safeguarding officers

IICSA · The Anglican Church Investigation Report · Issued 6 October 2020 · Addressed to: Church in Wales

Government responseNo response yet

DeliveryNo statement from Church in Wales found

Recommendation, 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

AI-generated evidence summary

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse reported in October 2022 that the Church in Wales stated in January 2022 that its timetable for adopting updated procedural guidance was delayed (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022). It had previously stated in April 2021 that it introduced a new Disciplinary Tribunal cause of action and would revise policies to make clear that provincial safeguarding officers' operational advice must be followed (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022). It also stated in April 2021 that it would revise procedural guidelines to establish that volunteers who do not follow directions should be removed from working with children (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022).

AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026.

Government response

●No formal government response recorded

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Delivery

No statement on delivery from Church in Wales has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.

What other bodies have found

In their own words. These do not change the delivery statement above.

●Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · 20 Oct 2022

On 7 April 2021, the Church in Wales (CiW) stated that it will make clear in upcoming revisions to its safeguarding policy, procedural documents and training materials that the operational advice of provincial safeguarding officers should be followed by all church officers, including clergy. The CiW 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 CiW. There is also a power of suspension whilst investigation and/or disciplinary proceedings are ongoing. The CiW noted that some volunteers will not be directly subject to the jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Tribunal. The CiW stated that it will revise its procedural guidelines to make clear the expectation that such volunteers should be removed from working with children. The CiW intended to publish this guidance by autumn 2021. On 7 January 2022, the Church in Wales stated that the timetable for adopting its updated procedural guidance was delayed.

From: Recommendations - The Anglican Church investigation report

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