Law firm email blunder exposes Church of England abuse victim details

A London law firm leaked the details of nearly 200 people who requested to receive updates about the redress scheme set up for victims of abuse at the hands of the Church of England (CoE).

City firm Kennedys Law confirmed that due to "human error," the email addresses of 194 individuals and law firms were exposed to all recipients.

It said it made attempts to recall the emails, but these "were only partially successful."

The redress scheme, established for victims of abuse by those who held positions of power in the Church, including priests and bishops, was only recently set to start opening its application process after a bill was approved in July to begin its passage to law.

"Kennedys is deeply sorry for the hurt and concern caused to everyone affected by this significant error and accepts full responsibility," it said in a statement. "We have contacted everyone who ...