Question follow-through · 114502
Church of England: Children
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what criteria are used to assess whether safeguarding arrangements in the Church of England are adequate.
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- Answering body
- Church Commissioners
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what criteria are used to assess whether safeguarding arrangements in the Church of England are adequate.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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5 Mar 2026
Answer published
In response to the recommendations made in the IICSA Enquiry, an independent audit programme delivered by INEQE was commissioned across all dioceses, cathedrals & the National Safeguarding Team. INEQE use the National Safeguarding Standards to measure...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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