I am making this friends only, and I hope you’ll all keep mum about it, but I do have to blog about it.
As a member of the Diocesan Board of Finance, one of the things that I might be called on to do is sit on an appeal board to hear an appeal from dismissal by a member of the Diocesan Staff. That’s what I had to do tonight. Luckily it doesn’t happen often.
My archdeacon, and a fellow lay chair were also on the panel.
The case concerned a staff member who was dismissed for gross negligence for lying about something that he was supposed to be doing in his job but wasn’t doing. I can’t say any more about that.
I won’t say any more about the case, but we will need to meet again to consider further evidence, and there may be repercussions for the Diocese beyond this case. It’s quite worrying. Prayers for the Diocese and for the people concerned would be welcome.
Once the case has been decided, I’ll say some more. Right now I have to email some people about it.