redress scheme
The previous Synod passed a new Clergy Conduct Measure (CCM), a redress scheme for survivors, and the next phase of safeguarding reforms, including external scrutiny.
I have spoken in debates on a wide variety of subjects including safeguarding and the safeguarding redress scheme, burial and funeral fees, the clergy dignity and fairness retirement review, support for looked after children, the Armed Forces Covenant and the cost of living.
If re-elected, I will continue to ensure the safeguarding restructure and redress scheme are fit for purpose, stand up for the parish and fight for a preferential option for the poor.
The redress scheme is long overdue.
the robust, trauma-informed operation of the Redress Scheme.
The committee blocked legislation for lack of credibility/independence Also I note CC Annual Accounts 2025, provision of £137 million for Redress Scheme cost.
To help make this possible, I have served on the National Safeguarding Steering Group, as well as being a member of the Redress Scheme Board.
scrutiny that is independent in fact and not only in name, and a Redress Scheme which works for victims and survivors without delay.
At General Synod, I have supported and voted for: The Church’s lament for safe- guarding failures and moves toward independent scrutiny and oversight and a redress scheme.
Beyond these three priorities, I will give serious attention to safeguarding, including the Redress Scheme for survivors, and to the finances that shape what our parishes can do.
We also have a Redress Scheme to compensate victims.
The Redress scheme for those who have suffered abuse at the hands of present and past Church of England clergy is another area which synod needs to keep at the forefront of its agenda during the next quinquennium.
Voting record: For safeguarding restructure, independent scrutiny and redress scheme.