Panel appointed to decide on response to clergy criticised in Makin review

Jan 17, 2025 by

from Religion Media Centre:

The Church of England has announced that three people will form the disciplinary panel deciding on response to clergy named in the Makin review, which charted the abuse by John Smyth and subsequent church cover up. They are former prosecutor Nazir Afzal, also chair of the CofE ’s National Safeguarding Panel; Alexander Kubeyinje, CofE’s National Director of Safeguarding; and Barbara Peacock, former Director of People at Croydon Council.

The panel will be advised by church lawyers and the National Safeguarding Team, on whether to bring cases under the Clergy Discipline Measure against the clergy. The Revs Hugh Palmer, Sue Colman and Rico Tice have had their permission to officiate withdrawn pending investigation. The Bishop of Lincoln, Stephen Conway, and the Bishop for Episcopal Ministry, Dr Jo Bailey Wells, were among those criticised in the report.

Church Times article here.

 

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