TA readers may recall that in 2023 and 2024, letters were sent to both the archbishops by Richard Scorer, on behalf of his Client ‘Gilo’, asking questions about the involvement of William Nye, members of the National Safeguarding Team, and others in a meeting with Ecclesiastical Insurance held in 2016. To date, no substantive reply has been received.
Yesterday, a third letter was sent. This time it has been sent to the Church Commissioners, since the Archbishops’ Council has now failed repeatedly to answer. No doubt the topic will yet again by raised at the General Synod next month.
All of this has been rehearsed on Thinking Anglicans before. Here are some of the earlier articles:
Elliot Review Redux
Safeguarding Bishop admits that survivor was misled
Getting answers to safeguarding questions is slow
Curious as to what or when safeguarding failures become of interest to the Charity Commission?
Have you confused the Charity Commision with the Church Commissioners? The letter is addressed to the latter and on a quick reading the Charity Commission is not mentioned in it.
Thank you Thinking Anglicans for posting this.
Questions have been raised at three Synods on this [see attached]. The whole saga has gone on for five years since the original complaint in 2020.
Lack of transparency is an ongoing issue in CofE safeguarding as evident in the obfuscation, dishonesty, and silence with which Archbishops Council meet this complaint. They have dug themselves in so deep… I suspect they simply don’t know how to dig their way out. Transparency at the outset would have saved them alot of embarrassment. When will they learn?!
Another question raised at the February Synod..
A very good write-up (23 January 2024) on this by former Synod member Gavin Drake
Church of England safeguarding: Why won’t Gilo go away? – Church Abuse https://share.google/z8wuTxOWRw2fWJgVd
Q.95 at February’s Synod was not reached, as time ran out when Q.94 was being answered…
Why are the ABC and/or CC not held responsible for their neglect and irresponsibility? Does their legal advice fear that any response would acknowledge culpability?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodies ? Is it their legal advice? Or is it because collectively they see themselves as above the law and untouchable, and this is the current C of E problem ??