Church of England urged to expand fund to address slavery links

FILE PHOTO: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivers the Presidential Address at the opening session of the Church of England General Synod, in London, Britain, February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -The Church of England's 100 million pound fund to address its historical links to the slave trade is too small and should be expanded at least tenfold, an oversight group led by descendants of enslaved Africans said on Monday.

The group, appointed by the church to provide advice on how to address its historic links to slavery, said in a report on Monday that the fund was not enough when compared with the scale of the racial disadvantage caused by its past investments.