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IICSA Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

Anglican Church Case Studies: Chichester/Peter Ball Investigation Report

Annex 5: Key individuals

Key individuals

Name Role Dates in Post
George Carey, Lord Carey of Clifton Archbishop of Canterbury 1991–December 2002
Rowan Williams, Lord Williams of Oystermouth Archbishop of Canterbury December 2002– December 2012
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury February 2013–present
Bishop George Bell Bishop of Chichester 1929–1958
Bishop Eric Kemp Dean of Worcester Cathedral 1969–1974
Bishop of Chichester, Province of Canterbury October 1974–2001
Bishop Peter Ball Suffragan Bishop of Lewes, Diocese of Chichester October 1977–1984
Area Bishop of Lewes, Diocese of Chichester 1984–March 1992
Bishop of Gloucester, Province of Canterbury March 1992–March 1993
Bishop Michael Ball Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow, Diocese of Durham 1980–1990
Bishop of Truro, Province of Canterbury 1990–1997
Bishop Wallace Benn Area Bishop of Lewes, Diocese of Chichester June 1997 – October 2012
Bishop John Hind Area Bishop of Horsham, Diocese of Chichester 1991–1993
Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe 1993–2001
Bishop of Chichester, Province of Canterbury 2001–April 2012
Bishop Nicholas Reade Archdeacon of Lewes, Diocese of Chichester 1997–2004
Bishop of Blackburn, Province of York 2004–2012
Bishop Martin Warner Suffragan Bishop of Whitby, Diocese of York January 2010–May 2012
Bishop of Chichester, Province of Canterbury November 2012–present
Bishop Mark Sowerby Area Bishop of Horsham, Diocese of Chichester July 2009–present
Bishop Richard Jackson Area Bishop of Lewes, Diocese of Chichester May 2014– present
Bishop Ronald Gordon Bishop of Portsmouth, Province of Canterbury 1975–1984
Bishop at Lambeth and Chief of Staff to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1984–1991
Canon and Sub-Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford 1991–1996
Bishop John Yates Suffragan Bishop of Whitby, Diocese of York 1972–1975
Bishop of Gloucester, Province of Canterbury 1975–1992
Bishop at Lambeth and Chief of Staff to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1992–1994
Bishop David Bentley Suffragan Bishop of Lynn, Diocese of Norwich 1986–1993
Bishop of Gloucester, Province of Canterbury 1993–2003
Bishop Peter Price Area Bishop of Kingston, Diocese of Southwark 1997–2001
Bishop of Bath and Wells, Province of Canterbury 2001–2013
Bishop Richard Llewellin Suffragan Bishop of St Germans, Diocese of Truro 1985–1992
Suffragan Bishop of Dover, Diocese of Canterbury 1992–1999
Bishop at Lambeth and Chief of Staff to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1999–2003
Bishop Jeremy Walsh Suffragan Bishop of Tewkesbury, Diocese of Gloucester 1986–1995
Bishop David Walker Suffragan Bishop of Dudley, Diocese of Worcester 2000–2013
Bishop of Manchester, Province of York October 2013–present
Chair of the Advisory Council on the Relations of Bishops and Religious Communities 2013–present
Bishop Gordon Roe Suffragan Bishop of Huntingdon, Diocese of Ely 1980–1997
Bishop Frank Sargeant Bishop at Lambeth and Chief of Staff to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1994–1999
Bishop Colin Fletcher Domestic Chaplain to George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury March 1993–2000
Area Bishop of Dorchester, Diocese of Oxford 2000–present
Bishop Paul Butler Suffragan Bishop of Southampton, Diocese of Winchester 2004–2009
Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, Province of York 2009–2014
Lead Bishop of Safeguarding 2010–2016
Bishop of Durham, Province of York 2014–present
Bishop Anthony Priddis Suffragan Bishop of Warwick, Diocese of Coventry July 1996–2004
Bishop of Hereford, Province of Canterbury 2004–September 2013
Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Worcester September 2013–present
Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Gloucester 2014–present
Chair of the Church’s Central Safeguarding Liaison Group  
Bishop Roy Williamson Suffragan Bishop of Bradford, Diocese of Leeds 1984–1991
Bishop of Southwark, Province of Canterbury 1991–1998
Bishop Michael Perham Dean of Derby, Cathedral Church of All Saints 2000–2004
Bishop of Gloucester, Province of Canterbury 2004–2014
Bishop Graham Richard James Domestic Chaplain to George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury 1987–1993
Suffragan Bishop of St Germans, Diocese of Truro 1993–1999
Bishop of Norwich, Province of Canterbury 1999–present
Bishop Stephen Sykes Bishop of Ely, Province of Canterbury 1990–1999
Bishop John Bickersteth Bishop of Bath and Wells, Province of Canterbury 1990–1999
Bishop Alastair MacGowan Suffragan Bishop of Ludlow, Diocese of Hereford 2009–present
Bishop John Gladwin Bishop of Chelmsford, Province of Canterbury 2003–2009
Assistant Bishop, Diocese of St Albans 2009–present
Author of the Archepiscopal Visitation Report, Diocese of Chichester December 2011–April 2013
Bishop Peter Hancock Bishop of Bath and Wells, Province of Canterbury 2014–present
Lead Bishop on Safeguarding November 2016–present
Archdeacon Philip Jones Archdeacon of Lewes and Hastings, Diocese of Chichester 2012–2015
Mrs Janet Hind Child Protection Adviser, Diocese of Chichester February 1997–2002
National Child Protection Adviser to the Church of England 2002–2006
Dean John Treadgold Dean of Chichester Cathedral 1989–2001
Dean Nicholas Frayling Dean of Chichester Cathedral 1989–2001
Canon Peter Atkinson Residentiary Canon and Chancellor of Chichester Cathedral 1997–2007
Dean of Worcester, Province of Canterbury 2007–present
Canon John Rees Provincial Registrar to the Archbishop of Canterbury 2000–present
Vice-Chair of the Legal Advisory Commission of the Church of England 2001–present
Registrar of the Clergy Discipline Tribunals for the Province of Canterbury 2006–present
Canon Ian Gibson Acting Archdeacon of Lewes and Hastings, Diocese of Chichester 2003–2004
Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Chichester and Research Assistant 2004–2009
Episcopal Vicar for Ministry and Senior Chaplain to the Bishop of Chichester 2009–2013
Residential Canon and Treasurer of Chichester Cathedral 2009–2014
Reverend Stephen Eldridge Chaplain to Bishop Peter Ball, Diocese of Gloucester 1992–1993
Reverend Rosalind Hunt Chaplain of Jesus College, Cambridge 1988–1992
Reverend Malcolm Dodd Diocesan Youth Officer, Diocese of Chichester 1976–1983
Reverend Lesley Perry Press Secretary for the Archbishop of Canterbury October 1990–August 2000
Reverend Brian Tyler Private investigator instructed by Peter Ball’s legal team to investigate the allegations against him 1992–1993
The Right Reverend Stephen Platten Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs 1990–1995
Prebendary Stephen Lynas Parish Resources Adviser, Diocese of Bath and Wells 2001–2007
Senior Chaplain and Adviser to the Bishops of Bath and Wells and Taunton, Diocese of Bath and Wells 2007–2017
Dean Nigel Godfrey Vicar of Christ Church, Brixton, Diocese of Southwark 1989–2001
Chaplain at Southwark Cathedral, Diocese of Southwark 2002–2007
Vice-Dean of St Germans Cathedral, Diocese of Sodor and Man 2007–2011
Dean of St Germans Cathedral, Diocese of Sodor and Man 2011–present
Professor Christopher Rowland Dean of Jesus College, Cambridge 1979–1991
Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford  
Dr Frank Robson Provincial Registrar to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1982–2000
Dr Andrew Purkis Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Public Affairs 1992–1998
Ms June Rodgers Chancellor of the Diocese of Gloucester 1990–present
Ms Fiona Gardner Safeguarding Adviser for the Diocese of Bath and Wells September 2004–August 2010
Mr Tony Sellwood Safeguarding Adviser for the Diocese of Chichester May 2002–January 2007
Mrs Shirley Hosgood Safeguarding Adviser for the Diocese of Chichester September 2007–September 2010
Mr Colin Perkins Safeguarding Adviser for the Diocese of Chichester May 2011–present
Mrs Gemma Marks-Good (nee Wordsworth) Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Adviser for the Diocese of Chichester 2012–2017
Ms Francesca del Mese Chichester Diocesan Secretary  
Ms Angela Sibson Chichester Diocesan Secretary Jan 2011–August 2014
Mr Keith Akerman Chichester Safeguarding Advisory Group Chair 2010–2014
Mrs Kate Wood Independent Safeguarding Consultant at Lambeth Palace and Past Cases Reviewer May 2008–2015
Acting Safeguarding Consultant with the Diocese of Chichester 2016–2017
Mr Tim Carter Connexional Safeguarding Adviser for the Methodist Church December 2015–present
Mr Colin Campbell BBC South East Home Affairs Correspondent  
Dame Barbara Mills QC Director of Public Prosecutions 1992–1998
Ms Alison Saunders Director of Public Prosecutions 2013–present
Ms Alison Levitt QC Principal Legal Adviser to the Director of Public Prosecutions  
Mrs Bobbie Cheema-Grubb QC (now Mrs Justice Cheema‐Grubb) Leading prosecution counsel in the case of Regina v Peter Ball 2014–2015
Mr James Woodhouse Headmaster of Rugby School 1967–1981
Headmaster of Lancing College 1981–1993
Mr Ian Beer Headmaster of Lancing College 1969–1981
Mr Richard Morgan Warden of Radley College 1991–2000
Lord Anthony Lloyd of Berwick Lord of Appeal in Ordinary October 1993–December 1998
Mrs Edina Carmi Author of the Carmi Review Appointed 2001
Mr Roger Meekings Author of the Past Cases Review Appointed 2008
Professor Anthony Mellows Author of the report to the Archbishop of Canterbury on the review of files relating to Peter Ball December 2008
Dame Moira Gibb Chair of the Church of England Independent Review into the Peter Ball case January 2016–June 2017
Lady Elizabeth Butler‐Sloss Chair of the Cleveland Child Abuse Inquiry 1987–1988
Lady Justice of Appeal 1988–1999
President of the Family Division October 1999–April 2005
Author of the Butler-Sloss review regarding the Diocese of Chichester 2010–2011
Mr Ian Sandbrook Author of Report into Chichester Safeguarding Appointed 2011
Mr John Alpass Retired civil servant and author of a ‘Narrative of Events’ in connection with the independent review chaired by Dame Moira Gibb October 2015–March 2016
Chancellor Dr Rupert Bursell QC Diocesan Chancellor and Vicar General, Diocese of Durham 1998–November 2017
Chairman of the Legal Advisory Commission of the General Synod of the Church of England 2007–present
Author of the Archepiscopal Visitation Report, Diocese of Chichester December 2011–April 2013
Reverend Pearl Luxon National Safeguarding Adviser for Church of England & Methodist Church 2006–September 2010
Mrs Elizabeth Hall Connexional Safeguarding Adviser for the Methodist Church May 2010–August 2014
National Safeguarding Adviser for the Church of England September 2010–August 2014
Mr Graham Tilby National Safeguarding Adviser for the Church of England February 2015–present
Mr Andrew Nunn Correspondence Secretary to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1992–2017
Mr Chris Smith Chief of Staff to the Archbishop of Canterbury September 2003–October 2013
Mr Chris Peak Diocesan Registrar, Diocese of Gloucester 1985–2012
Defence solicitor for Peter Ball, Madge Lloyd & Gibson Solicitors 1992–1993
Mr Chris Read Defence solicitor for Peter Ball, Madge Lloyd & Gibson Solicitors 1992–1993
Ms Hannah Foster Director of Resources for the National Church Institutions November 2014–present
Mr Julian Hubbard Director of Ministry in the Archbishops’ Council 2011–present
Sir Roger Singleton Safeguarding consultant and member of the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel 2016–present
Mr Stephen Slack Head of the Legal Office of the National Church Institutions of the Church of England March 2001–present
Mr Adrian Iles Barrister employed by Legal Office of the Church of England 2004–present
Mr William Nye Secretary-General of the Archbishops’ Council and General Synod December 2015–present
Detective Superintendent John Bennett Detective Superintendent at Gloucestershire Constabulary  
Superintendent John Horan Superintendent at Gloucestershire Constabulary January 1993–mid-1998
Detective Inspector Wayne Murdock Detective Inspector at Gloucestershire Constabulary 1989–1995
Acting Detective Sergeant Andrew Wasley Acting Detective Sergeant at Gloucestershire Constabulary  
Chief Constable Albert Pacey Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary 1987–1993
Detective Constable David Charman Detective Constable at Northamptonshire Police 2000–present
Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Swann Deputy Chief Constable at Northamptonshire Police  
Detective Superintendent Carwyn Hughes Detective Chief Inspector at Sussex Police and Senior Investigating Officer on Operation Dunhill 2012–November 2015
Detective Superintendent, Public Protection (Investigations) at Sussex Police November 2015–present
Detective Sergeant Jane Wooderson Detective Sergeant at Sussex Police  
Detective Constable Helen Upton Detective Constable at Sussex Police  
Assistant Chief Constable Laurence Taylor Assistant Chief Constable at Sussex Police  
Reverend Robert Coles Parish Priest in Chichester, Horsham and St Philip’s in Eastbourne  
Reverend Colin Pritchard Parish Priest St Andrews Church, Wellingborough
Vicar at St Barnabas, Bexhill
 
Canon Gordon Rideout Chaplain at Moira House School, Eastbourne
Assistant Curate & Chaplain at St Mary’s School, Crawley
Chair of governors at St Mary’s special school in Bexhill
Chair of Governors at Bishop Bell Anglican School in Eastbourne
Rural Dean
Interim Archdeacon of Lewes
 
Mr Terence Banks Chichester Cathedral Steward  
Mr David Bowring Teacher at Prebendal School, Diocese of Chichester  
Reverend Vickery House Peter Ball’s Chaplain. Assistant priest at the Church of the Annunciation in Brighton  
Reverend Christopher Howarth Non-Stipendary Priest at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield and Deputy Principal at Uckfield Community Technology College  
Mr David Gutteridge Teacher at The Prebendal School and former secretary of the Chichester Cathedral Choristers’ Association  
Reverend Roy Cotton Vicar, Eastbourne St Andrew
Rector at Brede with Udimore
 
Reverend Jonathan Graves Priest at St Luke’s, Stone Cross  
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