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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

Abuse survivors plead with Church Synod to vote for independent safeguarding

The Church of England’s General Synod is voting on a new safeguarding model on Tuesday (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Church of England has a chance to “step away from secrecy and self-protection” when it votes on a new approach to how it handles safeguarding, an abuse lawyer has said.

Demonstrators including abuse survivors stood outside Church House in central London on Tuesday, pleading with members to vote for the more independent of two proposed models for safeguarding.

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