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Bishop ‘correct’ not to act against vicar concerning handling of Smyth reports, tribunal rules

Bishop ‘correct’ not to act against vicar concerning handling of Smyth reports, tribunal rules

Thursday, December 11, 2025
THE Bishop of Lichfield, Dr Michael Ipgrave, was “clearly correct” in taking no further action against the Revd Tim Hastie-Smith concerning the handling of reports about John Smyth’s abusive behaviour, the Church of England’s President of Tribunal...