Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Murray Houston was the Commercial Manager for The Salvation Army and the Manager of the Royal Commission Response. Mr Houston has been employed by The Salvation Army since 1999. He is a

Distressing content warning. The Rt Reverend Peter Carrell has been the Bishop of Christchurch since 2019 having been ordained as a priest in 1987. In his evidence Bishop Peter provided an apology to survivors, gave some of the history of the

Distressing content warning. Evidence of Bishop Ross Bay for Faith-based redress hearing on 17-18 March 2021. The Rt Reverend Ross Bay has been the Bishop of Auckland since 2010 having been ordained as a priest in 1989. In his evidence Bishop Ross

Salvation Army closing address Counsel Assisting the Salvation Army Jenny Stevens. Anglican Church closing address Counsel Assisting the Anglican Church Fiona Guy-Kidd QC and Jeremy Johnson. Catholic Church closing address Counsel Assisting the

Distressing content warning. Statement of Archbishop Richardson for the Faith-based redress hearing on Friday 19th March and Monday 22nd March. The Most Reverend Philip Richardson has been a bishop since 1999 and since 2008 has been a Bishop of the

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Colonel Gerry Walker was the Chief Secretary of The Salvation Army in New Zealand. He has been in full time ministry with The Salvation Army since 2002 in a variety of roles. In 2018, he was

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Cardinal John Dew was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand. He was also the president of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference. Cardinal Dew’s

Distressing content warning. Virginia Noonan is the Director of the National Office for Professional Standards (NOPS). NOPS responded to complaints of sexual abuse involving clergy and members of religious congregations and oversees the Catholic

Mr Hamlin is Chair of the Catholic Church’s National Safeguarding and Professional Standards Committee (NSPSC), which was previously the National Professional Standards Committee (NPSC). He has served on these committees since 2004. Before then,

Distressing content warning. At the time of the hearing Fr Timothy Duckworth was the Provincial of the New Zealand province of the Society of Mary (often known as the Marist Fathers and Brothers) and has been in the role since the 1. st. of February