LONDON (ENGLAND)
BBC
February 7, 2020
Children and vulnerable people are safe in the care of the Anglican church in Lincolnshire, a senior clergyman says.
A BBC investigation in 2019 found two former Bishops of Lincoln had failed to act when informed of alleged abuse.
The current Bishop, Christopher Lowson, was later suspended for a separate alleged failure to act in relation to a safeguarding children inquiry.
The Archdeacon of Lincoln said the diocese was “doing its best to get it right” and had “first class staff”.
The BBC investigation found clergy and staff from the diocese were referred to police in 2015 over allegations a “blind eye” had been turned to claims of historic child abuse.
Police and the Lincoln Diocese investigated 25 people over alleged abuse from a list of 53 names passed to officers, with three cases leading to convictions.
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