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Church of England/Wales information sharing protocol

Recommendation

The Church of England and the Church in Wales should agree and implement a formal information-sharing protocol. This should include the sharing of information about clergy who move between the two Churches.

Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
E
Response
Accepted
Accepted UK Government
22 May 2023

On 24 June 2021, the Church of England announced that the updated version of the House of Bishops' handling of Clergy Personal Files policy covers data sharing between the Church of England and the Church in Wales, and clarifies the lawful basis on which clergy personal data are processed. On 28 July 2021, the Bishops of the Church in Wales approved a new personal files policy for the clergy.

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Source
Inquiry IICSA
Report The Anglican Church Investigation Report 06 Oct 2020
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Responsible Bodies
Church of England Primary
Themes & Tags
Anglican Church Information Sharing Clergy
Recommendation age 5.5 yrs
Last formal update 1059 days ago