From England-An independent reviewer of child sex abuse by Church of England clergy was not shown documents that may have shed light on previous offending, an inquiry heard.
Roger Meekings, who carried out a 2009 past case review for the Diocese of Chichester, told the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse that information about clergy who were later jailed had not been in their personnel files.
They included former Bishop of Lewes Peter Ball (pictured) and Canon Gordon Rideout, both of whom were later imprisoned.
He told the London hearing into abuse in the Anglican church that the so-called "blue files" on staff were also often missing Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check data.
He said he had been told "the previous bishop had a habit of 'filleting' the blue files".
Public hearings are taking place this week to examine how the religious order handled paedophilia allegations stretching back to the 1950s, first focusing on Chichester.
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