The Cumberlege Commission was an ecclesiastical commission chaired by

Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege Julia Frances Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, ( Camm; born 27 January 1943) is a British Conservative Party politician and businesswoman. She was created a life peer on 18 May 1990 as Baroness Cumberlege, ''of Newick in the County of East Suss ...

, in 2006–2007. Its goal was to review the Catholic Church in England and Wales' policies in the prevention of

child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whet ...

. The commission carried out its activities five years on from the independent review by

Lord Nolan Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan, (10 September 1928 – 22 January 2007) was a judge in the United Kingdom, and from 1994 until 1997 was the first chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. In the words of his obituary in ''The ...

. It published its report, ''Safeguarding with Confidence'', in July 2007.The Cumberlege Commission Report
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