Question follow-through · 102145
John Smyth
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what lessons the Church has learned from the case of John Smyth QC.
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- Answering body
- Church Commissioners
- Tabled
- 2 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jan 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what lessons the Church has learned from the case of John Smyth QC.
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Church of England commissioned the Makin Review into the historic abuse surrounding John Smyth, which was published 7th November 2024 and can be found here: https://www.churchofengland.org/media/press-releases/independent-review-churchs-handling-smyth...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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