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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Richard Wheeler

Church of England clear-out needed following Makin Review, says ex-minister

Sir Gavin Williamson wants further action taken against those named in the Makin Review (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

Church of England (CoE) leaders named in an abuse scandal report should be removed from their jobs, according to a former cabinet minister.

Sir Gavin Williamson warned “so few people” have been held to account following the publication of the independent Makin Review, which said barrister John Smyth’s “abhorrent” abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up within the CoE for years.

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