The rebranding comes as the charity celebrates its 40 years of protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse.

The inspiration behind the new name comes from Proverbs 31:8 which says: ‘Speak out on behalf of the voiceless, and for the rights of all who are vulnerable’ (CEV).

Justin Humphreys, chief executive of the charity said they found that over the years the name CCPAS no longer adequately reflected who the charity is and the service it provides.

“As the only independent Christian charity offering a complete safeguarding solution we work alongside organisations, faith, community and government groups, making sure they are equipped and empowered to protect vulnerable people,” he said.

“We do this by providing training, consultancy, disclosures and a 24-hour helpline, as well as leading the way in informing legislation and promoting high standards in safeguarding practice.

“Our vision is a bold one. It’s one of a world where every child and adult can feel and be safe. Creating safer places is how we achieve that and we do that together, in partnership with organisations and individuals.”

Thirtyone:eight said it will continue its mission to equip society with the knowledge and skills to create safer environments for children and adults at risk and empower society to respond appropriately to those who are vulnerable or have experienced abuse.

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Zofija Kaczan, suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured cheekbone, in an attack on 28th May and later died in hospital.

It has been reported that she had left her home to go to a service at a Polish church where she attended daily services.

Arthur Waszkiewicz, 39, appeared at Derby Crown Court where he entered not guilty pleas to manslaughter and robbery, Derbyshire Police said.

Ms Kaczan, who was held in a Nazi training camp during the Second World War, was approached from behind, knocked over and had her green handbag snatched at 8.45am, close to the junction of St Chads Road and Empress Road in Normanton, Derby.

The bag, made of fake leather with gold clasps, was found at the junction of Moore Street and Normanton Road.

Waszkiewicz, of Hilary Road in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, was remanded into custody to appear at Derby Crown Court on 3rd December.

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The issue will be discussed at a meeting of the General Synod this weekend and has caused a split in the church.

Bishop of Oxford, Steven Croft, is among those pushing for the church to start disinvesting from companies not acting quickly enough to combat climate change from 2020.

He told the BBC: “The world is facing catastrophic climate change. From 2020 we must not be investing in fossil fuel companies which are burning oil and gas which should be left in the ground.

“It’s fine if they have plans for the orderly transition in line with Paris, we shouldn’t universally pull out of fossil fuels, but we mustn’t be profiting from companies which are not keeping to the Paris agreement.

“We have not yet seen from the fossil fuel companies… sufficient change.

“If their profits depend on burning fossil fuels which the Paris agreement says should be unburned then the church should not be investing in them.”

However, Bishop of Manchester David Walker said it was better for the church to use its influence as a shareholder to push a green agenda rather than to pull out of companies.

He said: “We got over 60% of the votes at the ExxonMobile, a big, traditional, fairly macho, American oil company, to vote in favour of our shareholder resolution in New York a few months ago. And that company is having to make changes now.

“We think we can get a good number of these companies in…

A new report shall urge General Synod to pass a new law stipulating that a landmark facing insolvency should not be put up for sale.

The document says the legislation should clarify that a cathedral unable to pay its debts can enter into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

A CVA is an agreement where a party agrees to pay creditors all or some of the cash owed during a set time period.

In its findings, the Cathedrals Working Group said: “It is currently not clear how the statutory insolvency regime applies to cathedrals.

“If the provisions of insolvency legislation which enable an insolvent corporation’s debts to be dealt with in an orderly way is not available, the insolvency of a cathedral would be exceptionally difficult to manage.

“We therefore recommend that legislation should be developed to clarify that the CVA regime will apply to cathedrals, should the need arise.

“The legislation should be drafted to make clear that winding-up provisions should not allow the sale of the cathedral to meet a Chapter’s debts.

Attention was drawn to the financial sustainability of the Church’s 42 cathedrals when Peterborough Cathedral became engulfed by a cash-flow crisis.

The report cites “anecdotal evidence” that “other cathedrals” are also “in a weak financial position”.

It warns: “Whenever cathedrals get into debt and serious financial difficulties, this presents a…