Church of England

The Church’s president of tribunals, who is in charge of internal discipline, decided that Cottrell did not have the power to remove or suspend Tudor from ministry. One of Tudor’s victims criticised this decision and said it raises questions about accountability in the Church.

Barbadian Canon Revd David Tudor, Rector of Canvey Island in the Diocese of Chelmsford, has been prohibited from ministry for life and removed from his post as Rector by the Bishop of Southwark’s Disciplinary Tribunal, a body responsible for adjudicating on disciplinary matters within the Church, following a hearing on Monday, 28th October and Tuesday, 29th October.