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THE Church of England has admitted its safeguarding errors after a clergyman who reportedly posed “a risk of significant harm to children and young people” was given a payout.
The archbishops of Canterbury and York apologised to abuse survivors after the BBC said Canon Andrew Hindley had been subject to five police investigations, including allegations of sexual assault.
An NSPCC risk assessment regarding Mr Hindley said he presented “a risk of significant harm to children and young people” and advised he should have no unsupervised contact with them.
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
To quell the public anger and silence the far right, Labour has rushed out a report so that it can launch a National Inquiry — ANN CZERNIK examines Baroness Casey’s incendiary audit and finds fatal flaws that fail to 'draw a line' under the scandal as hoped