This post will be updated as the meeting proceeds.
The Church of England’s General Synod is meeting this weekend. The timetable is here, the agenda is here and the papers are here.
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Looking at Notice Paper 7 – there is an additional sitting at 9pm on Sunday evening – to debate the Archbishops’ Councils’ Annual Report and/or the Annual Report of the Archbishops’ Council’s Audit and Risk Committee.
Thanks for spotting that; I’ve amended my post.
There’s also a completely new item of business (also in notice paper 7), a debate on a response to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. As yet there is no announcement of when this will be taken.
Update: it will be taken on Tuesday morning.
The Church of England’s “Abuse Redress Measure” should be renamed to something more trauma-informed and survivor-centred — such as:
“Redress for Church of England–Related Abuse Measure.”
This isn’t just a technical detail. Language matters. A title that starts with “Abuse” centres trauma instead of healing. Survivors deserve to be seen not as what was done to them, but as people actively seeking justice.
This change would honour survivors, clarify Church accountability, and show that the Church is truly listening. Let’s get this right — in name, as well as in action.