Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 19 May 2021 23:47:19 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Bishops of England and Wales name former prosecutor to head safeguarding agency https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/05/20/former-prosecutor-to-head-safeguarding-agency/ Thu, 20 May 2021 07:55:34 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=136447 The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have appointed a former Chief Crown Prosecutor as the Chair of the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA). Nazir Afzal, a practicing Muslim, served as the Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England from 2011-2015 and chief executive of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners from 2016-2017. Afzal Read more

Bishops of England and Wales name former prosecutor to head safeguarding agency... Read more]]> The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have appointed a former Chief Crown Prosecutor as the Chair of the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA).

Nazir Afzal, a practicing Muslim, served as the Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England from 2011-2015 and chief executive of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners from 2016-2017.

Afzal has prosecuted numerous high profile criminal cases and consulted on legal matters in areas including violence against women and girls, child sexual abuse, and so-called "honour" killings.

"Mr Afzal brings to this role the freshness and vast experience required in order to make the establishment of the CSSA a truly significant step change in the work of Safeguarding in the Catholic Church," said Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster.

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