Church of England approves compensation for sexual abuse survivors

Initial scheme could reach multimillion-pound sum as church braces for findings of independent inquiry

The Church of England has approved an initial compensation scheme for survivors of sexual abuse that could reach a multimillion-pound sum as it braces itself for the findings of an independent inquiry to be published next week.

The C of E's executive body, the Archbishops' Council, unanimously agreed to draw down reserves for the first payouts to survivors as part of an interim pilot scheme".