Liverpool Cathedral is being audited by INEQE, alongside all Cathedrals and Dioceses in the Church of England. The aim of the audit is simple: to assess and strengthen safeguarding across the whole Church of England.
The INEQE safeguarding audit of Liverpool Cathedral will take place in early 2026.
In preparation, we will be gathering our evidence between November and December 2025.
Surveys are now live and can be accessed here. We strongly encourage you to answer these with the utmost honesty and openness.
Liverpool Cathedral is committed to following the House of Bishops’ policy statement Promoting a Safer Church
We do this by:
- Promoting a safer environment and culture
- Safely recruiting and supporting all who work with people at risk
- Responding promptly to any safeguarding concern or allegation
- Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse
- Caring pastorally for those who the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse
- Responding to those that may present a risk to others
- Promoting a Safer Church
- If you think that a child or vulnerable adult is at immediate risk then please call the police.
If you would like to discuss safeguarding at the Cathedral or need to report any concerns, you can contact:
Mick Murphy, Acting Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor
michael.murphy@liverpool.anglican.org
Lauryn Dobie, Cathedral Safeguarding Officer
lauryn.dobie@liverpoolcathedral.org.uk
The Cathedral has adopted the policies and procedures of the Diocese of Liverpool and the National Church Safeguarding Team.
You can access this through the links below:
Promoting a Safer Church PDF Download (Church of England Guidance)
Church of England Safeguarding Webpage
Support for Survivors and Victims (Diocese of Liverpool)
Safeguarding Matters (Diocese of Liverpool)
All cathedrals in the country were independently audited by the Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE). You can access our latest Audit Report here.
You can view all of our Cathedral Policies here