2025 Safeguarding Challenge – Making our Voices Heard
Last week, I came across an article in The Times discussing the potential reclassification of Church of England clergy as ’employees’ rather than ‘office holders.’ The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell suggested that such a change could ‘increase...
Worker Protection Act 2023 – The End of Sexual Harassment?
A Higher Level of Protection for Workers moving Forward. Since Royal Assent on 26th October 2023, the build up to the implementation of the new Sexual Harassment legislation has seen a wealth of newspaper reports suggesting sexual harassment in the workplace is rife....
Safeguarding Is A Corporate Governance Issue For All Board Members & Charity Trustees As Leaders
Recent high-profile cases have exposed alarming gaps in safeguarding practices within various organisations, from charities and sports clubs to large corporations. The tragic death of Benjamin Leonard during a Scouts expedition, the damning findings of the British...