Following the most recent safeguarding concerns in the Church of England, and the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, we wanted to update this page with The Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft’s (Bishop of Oxford) reflection on the matter and his introduction to The Archbishop of York’s letter to all members of the church.
Archbishop Stephen has written an Epiphany letter, available to read here. His letter outlines in detail some initial responses to the difficult events of recent weeks and a look ahead to the coming year. Please do continue to hold all victims and survivors of abuse in your prayers. Continue to pray for Archbishop Justin and his wife, Caroline in the coming days together with Archbishop Stephen and those who will work with him.
Many of us will have been reflecting very deeply on the life and ministry of the Church of England in recent weeks. This reflection will need to continue into the coming year. Please know that Bishop Gavin and I together with our Bishops designate and the whole senior team are ready to listen and support this process. We are very willing to be present in chapter meetings, deanery gatherings and other gatherings in the coming months to listen and be alongside as may be most helpful (and glad of suggestions of how best to facilitate this).
Bishop Steven Croft
As ever, if you have any concerns whatsover, either for yourself or others, please contact our Safeguarding Officer, Sarah Varnom whose details are shown below.
You can take a further look at past posts and talks regarding Safeguarding by following the links below:
Safeguarding Sunday – sermon given by both Andrea and Sarah (November 2024)
Safeguarding – A statement from Andrea
Safeguarding : an anonymous survey
For more articles and posts, search for safeguarding at the top of this page in the search section.
Our updated 2025 Policy
The PCC regularly reviews and updates its Safeguarding Policy.
The Policy can be Safeguarding Policy 2025 FINAL
If you are notified, or are concerned, about a safeguarding incident, please download, Recording Safeguarding Issues fill it in and hand over to our Safeguarding Officer.
Sarah Varnom
Safeguarding Officer