Survivor care is a ‘postcode lottery’ in Church in England, says report

‘Good practice is the exception when it comes to caring for survivors,’ the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency found.

The quality of engagement with abuse survivors varies significantly across the Catholic Church in England and Wales, a major new report said Monday.

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A 116-page report by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency, issued July 6, concluded that a robust, survivor-centered approach to safeguarding was “exceptional rather than as…