UNITED KINGDOM
Western Gazette

THE Bishop of Bath and Wells has said that former bishop Peter Ball should never have been allowed to serve in the Langport area during his retirement.

Bishop Peter Ball, from Aller, was sentenced to 32 months at the Old Bailey on Wednesday after pleading guilty to sexual offences.

His former employer, the Right Reverend Peter Hancock, has said that checks are now “more robust” and has apologised “unreservedly” to the public.