Deceased clergy files to be reviewed following child abuse concerns

UNITED KINGDOM
The Press

By Mike Laycock, Chief reporter

THE Archbishop of York has appointed an independent reviewer to examine the files of deceased clergy, following growing concerns about child abuse in the Church.

Dr John Sentamu said all the files of deceased clergy who served in the York Diocese from before 1950 to the present day were being recalled from the archives.

A spokesman for the Archbishop said the protocol for the Church of England’s National Review of Past Cases of Child Abuse, which took place in 2008/9, did not include the files of such people, but it was now recognised it was important to review those files as well.

“Where relevant material is found, this will help to inform the response of the Church and of relevant statutory agencies to any reports which may surface in relation to those who have since died,” he said.

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