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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jordan Reynolds

Synod members to debate and vote on new safeguarding model for Church of England

Opening prayers are said on the first day of the Church of England’s General Synod (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

Synod members will debate and vote on a new safeguarding model for the Church of England on Tuesday.

Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in recent years by former chairwoman of the national Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) Professor Alexis Jay, and barrister Sarah Wilkinson.

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