Safeguarding Audits 2025 Annual Report
Communications toolkit
This asset pack is designed to help Church bodies, including Diocesan Boards of Finance (DBFs), and cathedrals, share the findings and learnings of the 2025 Independent Safeguarding Audit with your local networks.
Whether you are updating your newsletters, crafting posts for social media, or publishing a website news item, you can copy the text and links provided below. Sharing this work reinforces our shared commitment to transparency, continuous growth, and survivor-informed safeguarding practices.
Overview to the Annual Report & accompanying documents
Title: Independent Safeguarding Audits 2025 Annual Report
Description: INEQE Safeguarding Group’s second annual report on Church of England dioceses and cathedrals, with two companion reports, draws on more than 10,000 contributors to chart a maturing safeguarding culture a alongside the structural barriers that still need to be addressed.
Call-To-Action URL: https://ineqe.com/churchofengland/annual-report-2025-jim-gamble-statement
Call-To-Action button text: Read the reports and statement from Jim Gamble, Lead Auditor
Main Independent Safeguarding Audit Annual Report 2025
Title: Independent Safeguarding Audit Annual Report 2025
Sentence Description: Discover the key findings from INEQE’s comprehensive 2025 audits of the Church of England dioceses and cathedrals, highlighting significant progress on the ground alongside critical inhibitors.
Call-To-Action URL: https://ineqe.com/churchofengland/annual-report-2025-jim-gamble-statement/#report
Victim & Survivor Engagement and Support Companion Report
Title: Independent Safeguarding Audit 2025: Victim and Survivor Engagement and Support
Sentence Description: A companion report on how the Church engages with and supports victims and survivors. Drawing on participation from 311 victims and survivors to date, it ensures lived experience remains at the centre of the Church’s learning.
Call-To-Action URL: https://ineqe.com/churchofengland/annual-report-2025-jim-gamble-statement/#companions
Chorister Safeguarding Companion Report
Title: Independent Safeguarding Audit 2025: Chorister Safeguarding
Sentence Description: A companion report on chorister safeguarding, examining the shift away from performance-first traditions towards thoughtful, child-centred decision-making across cathedral and church music.
Call-To-Action URL: https://ineqe.com/churchofengland/annual-report-2025-jim-gamble-statement/#companions
