The Archbishop of York has decided to not take further motion against Dame Sarah Mullally in relation to a safeguarding grievance made against her.
The grievance was brought by a person identified only as “Survivor N”. It concerned her handling of an abuse case when she was Bishop of London.
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell found that Dame Mullally had not committed any misconduct and that further motion was subsequently unwarranted.
“After having very rigorously reviewed the matter, I even have determined that no further motion will probably be taken in respect of this grievance,” Cottrell said.
“Accordingly, I’m entirely satisfied that there is no such thing as a misconduct.”
Survivor N has the fitting to appeal the choice under the provisions of the Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM) – the disciplinary process within the Church of England that considers safeguarding complaints.
Survivor N criticised the consequence in comments to Premier Christian News through which they said it was a “blatant conflict of interest that Stephen Cottrell should judge a Clergy Discipline Measure grievance when he himself is the topic of a CDM grievance in the exact same matter”.
Survivor N said he had been informed that an allegation of sexual abuse he made against a priest within the Diocese of London will probably be looked into. That investigation will probably be overseen by the Bishop of Fulham, Jonathan Baker.
Bishop Mullally is in her final weeks as Bishop of London before her Confirmation of Election at St Paul’s Cathedral on 28 January when she is going to legally grow to be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.
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