The Church of England s National Safeguarding Team announced on Tuesday that it is preparing to commence disciplinary proceedings against clergy named in a damning review into abuse by the late John

Former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey is among a number of clergy facing possible disciplinary action after a damning abuse report which prompted Justin Welby’s resignation.Lord Carey was named in the Makin review,

George Carey, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, is among a list of clergy facing possible disciplinary proceedings following a review into how the Church of England handled allegations of abuse by a Christian camp leader.

Ten clergy could face disciplinary action over safeguarding failures after a report into prolific abuser John Smyth.

Former archbishop of Canterbury could face disciplinary action after damning abuse report - The former Archbishop of Canterbury resigned in December following an investigation into the Church’s handling of separate sexual abuse allegations.

Several Church of England clergy, including a former leading cleric, faced possible disciplinary action on Tuesday after being named in a scathing report on one of the Church's worst abuse scandals. Dozens of other clergy named in the report will not face disciplinary action due to "insufficient evidence to meet the threshold",

The Church of England will seek to bring disciplinary proceedings against 10 clerics including former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, it said on Tuesday, implementing recommendations from an abuse report last year.

The Church of England says it is initiating disciplinary proceedings against 10 members of clergy following a review of evidence in the report into the prolific abuser, John Smyth. Among those facing action are former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey and Rev Andrew Cornes - who was due to be on the committee picking the next Archbishop of Canterbury.