8 October 2026
In August 2023, INEQE Safeguarding Group was appointed by the Archbishops’ Council to carry out the next round of independent external audits of Church of England dioceses and cathedrals. The purpose of these audits is to make sure dioceses and cathedrals are doing all they can to create environments where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. The Diocese of Chelmsford and Chelmsford Cathedral will be audited at the beginning of February 2027 as part of this five year audit process.
Bishops encourage people to take part in the INEQE Safeguarding Audit Survey
Ahead of the audit, INEQE hope to engage with people in church communities through a confidential and anonymous online survey. The Bishop of Chelmsford and our Area Bishops of Barking, Bradwell and Colchester have recorded a video encouraging people from church communities across the Dicoese of Chelmsford to take part in the survey. Their video can be watched below.
Take part in the Survey
There are different versions of the survey for different groups of people in our church communities. If you belong to more than one group, please fill out a survey for each group you belong to. The surveys for Chelmsford Diocese and Chelmsford Cathedral can be accessed by clicking the button below. They will remain open until 11.30pm on 8 December (the survey was prevoously scheduled to close on 1 December).
Take part in the survey
Promoting the survey in your own church community
A range of resources has been produced to help church leaders promote the survey in their own church community including a poster to display in churches and halls, a letter from INEQE and an image to display on digital screens in your church. You can download the resources by clicking the buttons below.
Download the poster
Download the letter
Download an image for digital screens
