Oral Question·Church Commissioners
“To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to establish an independent safeguarding system.”
Tabled: 15 October 2026Answered: 22 October 2026
Asked by
Emma Lewell
Labour — South Shields
Answering Minister
the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners
Answer from Hansard
The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir Alan Campbell)
In October 2026, the Archbishops’ Council approved a detailed operating model for independent safeguarding structures in the Church of England, following seven months of development by the safeguarding structures reform programme.