Justin Welby allowed to stay at Lambeth Palace for months despite resignation

Justin Welby has been fixed support to unrecorded astatine Lambeth Palace with his household until aboriginal summer, it has been disclosed, contempt quitting arsenic archbishop of Canterbury aft a damning study into Church safeguarding failures.

Mr Welby’s past authoritative time arsenic the astir elder bishop successful the Church of England was January 6, but it has been confirmed helium has been allowed to enactment astatine the London palace’s backstage quarters for up to six months.

A study successful November concluded that Christian campy person John Smyth, thought to beryllium the astir prolific serial abuser associated with the Church, mightiness person been brought to justness had Mr Welby formally reported allegations to constabulary 5 years earlier the barrister’s death.

Mr Welby initially said helium would stay successful station but, aft days of unit including a petition and a telephone from a bishop to measurement down, helium announced helium would resign.

At the time, helium said helium was quitting with a “long-felt and profound consciousness of shame astatine the historical safeguarding failures of the Church of England”, saying that helium had to instrumentality some “personal and organization responsibility”.

A period aboriginal helium had to contented a further apology aft giving his last code successful the House of Lords, which was criticised arsenic “tone deaf” by immoderate maltreatment survivors.

He said his comments “did not mean to place the acquisition of survivors, oregon to marque airy of the concern and I americium precise atrocious for having done so”.

In papers published connected Friday up of the Church of England’s General Synod, besides known arsenic its parliament, adjacent week, the surviving arrangements were disclosed.

With the commissioners’ agreement, the Welby household is staying successful the archbishop’s backstage quarters astatine Lambeth Palace for up to six months up of their relocation to their caller home

Alan Smith, First Church Estates commissioner

Asked by a Synod subordinate what the fiscal and different benefits were for Mr Welby, the First Church Estates commissioner Alan Smith said that an statement was successful spot for helium and his household to enactment astatine Lambeth Palace.

Mr Smith said: “The Archbishop of Canterbury’s departure from bureau was not taxable to a colony agreement.

“He has received the fiscal payments to which helium is lawfully entitled arsenic a clergy bureau holder.

“His departure from bureau connected January 6 2025 is not the taxable of immoderate confidentiality agreement.

“With the commissioners’ agreement, the Welby household is staying successful the archbishop’s backstage quarters astatine Lambeth Palace for up to six  months up of their relocation to their caller home.”

A nationalist consultation was launched connected Friday for Mr Welby’s replacement. The process is expected to instrumentality months and an announcement is imaginable successful the autumn.