Exhibit 487 ยท Public inquiry report
The Anglican Church: Investigation Report
The culture of the Church of England facilitated it becoming a place where abusers could hide.
Church of England and Church in Wales. Reports 390 convicted offenders associated with the Church from the 1940s to 2018, 449 concerns reported in 2018, and 217 insurance claims managed 2003-2018; finds a culture in which abusers could hide, senior clergy prioritizing reputation and declining to report to statutory agencies, and safeguarding that was not properly resourced until at least 2015. Page references are to the 2022 HC 646 Volume 5 reprint.
- Source
- Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), England and Wales
- Date
- 6 October 2020
- Quoted from
- Executive Summary, p. vi
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63176fdfe90e070543c07ce4/E02733227_HC_646_IICSA_Inv_Report_Combined_Volume_5_ELAY.pdf
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit