Question follow-through · 108533
Church of England: Children
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure appropriate safeguarding measures are in place within the Church of England.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Church Commissioners
- Tabled
- 26 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure appropriate safeguarding measures are in place within the Church of England.
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Archbishops’ Council, as part of the National Church Institutions, is responsible for overseeing the work of the National Safeguarding Team (NST).The NST continues to strengthen safeguarding across the Church of England at all levels. All national saf...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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