By: More porky pies from the Pinocchio Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell - Church Abuse

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:51:38 +0000

[…] don’t forget, that victims who bring a complaint under the CDM receive no legal aid or funded legal advice – but deac…. There is no equality of […]

By: An open letter to te Most Revd and Right Hon Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York - Church Abuse

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:15:30 +0000

[…] My MP was rebuffed by the Church Commissioners when he asked a parliamentary question about legal aid given to bishops to defend themselves against allegations that they have failed to follow safeguarding rules. The Second Church Estates Commissioner, Marsha de Cordova MP (Labour, Battersea) replied (using, no doubt, words prepared by employees of the Archbishops’ Council): “It is not the practice of the Church Commissioners to disclose expenditure on the costs of legal proceedings of this kind.”In the spirit of accountability, as you are a Church Commissioner and a member of its board, would you change this practice and reveal how much the Commissioners have paid to bishops to defend against allegations that they have failed to follow safeguarding rules? […]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 08:30:09 +0000

Thank you for this Gavin. Very interesting, particularly as a survivor of church abuse myself.

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By: More porky pies from the Pinocchio Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell - Church Abuse

By: An open letter to te Most Revd and Right Hon Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York - Church Abuse

By: Sarah