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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Aine Fox

Church vote on safeguarding ‘a punch in the gut for survivors’

The Church of England’s General Synod debated and voted on safeguarding on Tuesday (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Church of England vote which delays fully independent safeguarding has been branded a “punch in the gut” for victims of abuse.

Representatives of survivors said the outcome was “incredibly disappointing” and showed the Church had decided to “keep it in the family”.

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