Links to a selection of recent coverage of Jill Saward and the Jill Saward Organisation.
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Safeguarding Charity points to possible flaw in new National Register of Clergy regulations
Church Times, by Madeleine Davies
13 August 2021
NEW regulations for the National Register of Clergy contain a loophole, whereby clergy who were suspended, or who had “stepped back from ministry” before the Regulations came into effect in May, could be included in the list of authorised clergy, the director of a safeguarding charity has suggested.
CDM code inflicts silence on all, abuse-survivors campaigner warns
Church Times, by Madeleine Davies
13 August 2021
ADDITIONS to the Clergy Discipline Commission’s Code of Practice are an attempt to silence survivors of abuse, with “no justification in law or practice”, the head of a charity that campaigns on their behalf has warned.
Church of England accused of silencing victims of abuse through new clergy guidance
Premier Christian News, by Donna Birrell
11 August 2021
An advocate for abuse survivors has accused the Church of England of “sliding through” new guidance which will frighten victims of abuse into keeping quiet. Speaking to Premier, Gavin Drake says that despite assurances to the contrary, the Church has created a “dangerous situation where victims are silenced.”
The long fight to criminalise rape in marriage
Al Jazeera, by Julie Bindel
15 June 2021
In 1981, at the age of 19, I joined feminists across the United Kingdom to campaign for the criminalisation of rape in marriage. Our aim was about more than overturning the immunity for husbands who raped their wives: it was also about asserting the rights of women to refuse sex with any man, in any situation, for whatever reason. It was a battle that dated back centuries.
Over 30 years of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme
Attorney General’s Office (UK), by Suella Braverman QC MP
1 February 2021
For over 30 years the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme has helped victims of crime get justice. The scheme was launched in 1989 following public outcry over a series of controversial sentencing decisions, including the 1986 ‘Ealing vicarage rape’ case where 21-year-old Jill Saward was raped by burglars at her father’s vicarage.