UNITED KINGDOM
Manchester Evening News
Oct 22, 2014 By Wayne Ankers
The Church of England failed to ensure children were not abused by a former dean of Manchester, a report has found.
Claims of sex abuse by the late Robert Waddington, formerly Dean of Manchester, were first made in 1999 but the report says there were ‘systematic failures’ in the handling of the allegations.
And a former Archbishop of York Lord Hope of Thornes has been accused of failing to act on information he was given.
The report, by Judge Sally Cahill QC, found that: “Our conclusion, having heard his (Lord Hope’s) evidence is that his concern for the welfare of Robert Waddington seems to have been paramount in his response to these allegations.”
Lord Hope has said he is ‘disappointed’ that the report raised concerns about how the cases were handled and denied that there was a cover-up.
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