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Send internal safeguarding reviews to national body

Recommendation

If religious organisations have undertaken internal reviews or enquiries into individual safeguarding incidents, their findings should be sent to the national review body (set up under the Children and Social Work Act 2017).

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Church of England's statement on 27 June 2019, its National Safeguarding Team would liaise with the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to ensure that relevant cases are reported in accordance with principles outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. According to the Church of England, as of 12 July 2022, they were working with the Panel to develop a protocol for this reporting. The recommendation was accepted and was 'In Progress' as of May 2023. No further published evidence has been identified since May 2023.
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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
E
Response
Accepted
Accepted UK Government
22 May 2023

On 27 June 2019, the Church of England stated that its National Safeguarding Team would liaise with the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to ensure that 'the right cases' are reported to them in accordance with the principles outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children and the safeguarding arrangements arising from the Children and Social Work Act 2017. The Church of England noted that the agreed approach will be reflected in House of Bishops guidance. On 12 July 2022, the Church of England stated that all independent learning lessons case reviews commissioned by the Archbishops' Council have been shared with their designated contact on the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, who will meet with the Church's National Director of Safeguarding every six months. In addition, the Church of England stated that updated arrangements for safeguarding case reviews will be detailed in forthcoming House of Bishops' safeguarding policy, which is due to go out to full consultation, including with victims and survivors, in September 2022. It is anticipated to be presented for approval at the National Safeguarding Steering Group in December 2022.

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Source
Inquiry IICSA
Report The Anglican Church Case Studies Investigation Report 21 May 2019
Responsible Bodies
Church of England Primary
Recommendation age 6.8 yrs
Last formal update 1037 days ago