On 12 February 2026, Sir Stephen Males, President of CDM Tribunals (“the President”) issued a Decision on a referral made pursuant to section 13(3) of the Clergy Discipline Measure of a complaint made against the Archbishop of Canterbury; on 4 March 2026, he issued a Decision on its publication. The complaint related to the period when Dame Sarah was Bishop of London. The relevant determinations are:
- Re: the Most Revd & Right Hon Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury, Review Decision pursuant to section 13(3), February 2026; and President’s Decision on Publication, (March 2026).
February ’26 Decision
“The complainant is, or at least may be, entitled to anonymity. He says that he has been referred to as N or Survivor N in press reporting of his complaint. He is a vulnerable adult who, on his own account, suffers from a number of mental difficulties, including severe obsessive disorder and clinical depression, as well as physical illnesses [1,2]. The respondent is now the Archbishop of Canterbury, but at all times material to the complaint was Bishop of London. She became Bishop of London on 8 March 2018 [3]”.