Written Question·Church Commissioners·UIN 114502

Church of England: Children

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what criteria are used to assess whether safeguarding arrangements in the Church of England are adequate.

Answer

Marsha De Cordova
In response to the recommendations made in the IICSA Enquiry, an independent audit programme delivered by INEQE was commissioned across all dioceses, cathedrals & the National Safeguarding Team. INEQE use the National Safeguarding Standards to measure...

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