Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, earlier this month told the General Synod, the Church’s parliament, that he had “made mistakes” but said he was determined to “lead the change we all know we need” in the CoE on safeguarding.
Church officials involved in selecting the next archbishop of Canterbury must not be implicated in “any safeguarding failures of any kind”, according to MPs.
Mr Cottrell took over most of the archbishop of Canterbury’s responsibilities when the latter resigned after a damning report concluded prolific serial abuser John Smyth might have been brought to justice had Mr Welby formally reported him to police five years before his death.
Speaking in the Commons, Ms Duffield said: “Recent headlines about safeguarding failures have badly eroded trust in the Church.
Rosie Duffield, the Independent MP for Canterbury, sought assurances about those involved in the process in light of recent safeguarding failures linked to the Church of England (CoE).
