Safeguarding provider responds to ‘Private Eye’

Emily Pollok  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  20 Nov 2025
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Alexandra Road Congregational Church

Warning: the following content relates to crimes of abuse and could be both upsetting and triggering.

A Christian safeguarding provider has responded to an article printed in Private Eye magazine which focused on its involvement in a sexual abuse case.

Christian Safeguarding Services (CSS) was the subject of a feature in the well-known satirical publication following the conviction of Michael Toms, a former deacon at Alexandra Road Congregational Church in Hemel Hempstead.

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