Following a preliminary oral hearing on abuse on 28 April 2026 and a preliminary determination on the papers of an application to amend the charges, both of which matters were dealt with by the Chair alone, the final hearing of the case took place over two days on 27 and 28 July 2026. The Decision finding the charge proved was announced at the end of the oral hearing with written reasons here.

On 6 August 2026, the Church of England issued the Press Notice Bishop’s Disciplinary Tribunal in case of the Rev Canon Andrew Cornes extracts of which are reproduced below.