UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News

Church files on deceased clergy who served in the Diocese of York are to be opened as part of an investigation into alleged cases of child abuse.

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has ordered all the relevant files from before 1950 until the present day to be scrutinised.

An independent reviewer will examine the batch of files.

Dr Sentamu said the passage of time “did not bring healing to those who may have been abused”.

In July the General Synod voted to acknowledge and apologise for past safeguarding wrongs in the Church of England, and to ensure “that steps were taken to make sure that victims of abuse are always actively listened to and offered appropriate support”