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Local diocesan information sharing protocols

IICSA · The Anglican Church Investigation Report · Issued 6 October 2020 · Addressed to: Church of England

Government responseNo response yet

DeliveryNo statement from Church of England found

Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation, E

The Church of England, the Church in Wales and statutory partners should ensure that information-sharing protocols are in place at a local level between dioceses and statutory partners.

IICSA, The Anglican Church Investigation Report · 6 Oct 2020 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

AI-generated evidence summary

The Church of England stated in March 2021, as summarised by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in October 2022, that it would develop template information-sharing agreements for dioceses to adapt and use with statutory partners (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022). It also stated that a proposed agreement with the police was being reviewed by all parties, with work expected to conclude by December 2021 (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022). The inquiry also reported that the Church in Wales stated in April 2021 that discussions were continuing regarding coordinated national conversations with other statutory partners (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

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Delivery

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What other bodies have found

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●Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · 20 Oct 2022

On 29 March 2021, the Church of England (CoE) stated that it will develop template information-sharing agreements which may be adapted and used by dioceses on a local level with statutory partners, such as local authorities. The CoE also stated that initial discussions with the National Association of Police Chief Officers were held at the end of 2020 and an information-sharing agreement to be used between police and the Church of England and the Church in Wales has been proposed and is being reviewed by all parties. It is expected that this work will conclude by December 2021. On 7 April 2021, the Church in Wales (CiW) stated that it has been involved in joint meetings with representatives of the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Church of England with a view to agreeing a national information-sharing agreement, or a template sharing agreement with national guidance on how it should be rolled out across each church organisation and each police force. The CiW also stated that discussions are continuing with the CoE about the best means of taking forward co-ordinated national conversations with other statutory partners.

From: Recommendations - The Anglican Church investigation report

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