UNITED KINGDOM
Premier
Fri 31 Mar 2017
By Premier Journalist
The Church of England has released a progress report one year on from the release of the Elliot Review outlining how the Church is improving its response to allegations of abuse.
The Elliott Review was commissioned in September 2015 to look into alleged sexual abuse committed against a man known as ‘Joe’ during the 1970s.
Joe’s claims were made to a number of different people on separate occasions through the intervening years, both within and outside the Church, but no action was taken.
The review left leaders of the Church of England “embarrassed” and “appalled” by their failings.
The Church issued an unreserved apology to Joe after the Elliot Review report was published last year.
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