The acting chair of the Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB), Meg Munn, has accused the Archbishops\u2019 Council of being \u201cslow to listen\u201d to experts \u2014 and the Archbishop of Canterbury of \u201cundermining\u201d her work \u2014 as she resigns all her safeguarding responsibilities within the Church.<\/p>\n
Ms Munn, a safeguarding professional and a former MP, is also the independent chair of the Church\u2019s National Safeguarding Panel (NSP).<\/p>\n
After weeks of silence as disputes about the functionality and future of the ISB escalated, Ms Munn released an explosive personal statement to the Church Times on Wednesday morning explaining her decision to cease working for the Church, and finally giving her side of the story of the ISB\u2019s demise.<\/p>\n
In it, she speaks of being unsupported by the Archbishops\u2019 Council, which appointed her; says that the other two members of the ISB arbitrarily changed their brief; and calls the ISB \u201ca huge waste of money\u201d. But she also says that safeguarding in the Church of England is not in crisis, praising the professionalism of many diocesan and national safeguarding officers.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> (registration or subscription).<\/p>\n BREAKING. The acting chair of the Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB), Meg Munn, has accused the Archbishops\u2019 Council of being \u201cslow to listen\u201d to experts \u2014 and @JustinWelby<\/a> of \u201cundermining\u201d her work \u2014 as she resigns from the Churchhttps:\/\/t.co\/DPPdqMpqvK<\/a><\/p>\n — Church Times (@ChurchTimes) July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n