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The Disciplinary Tribunal of the Church in Wales has today published its full judgment in the case of the Reverend Ryan Forey. A monition with conditions for his future ministry was imposed by the tribunal after Mr Forey entered admissions to all charges. The misconduct found by the tribunal included payments of charitable funds to Mr Forey and his household as the chair of charitable trustees of St Teilos Church (Aka "Citizen Church") Cardiff; the lack of GDPR and safeguarding compliance of an app launched by Citizen Church and championed by Mr Forey, and the formation of a Church outside the Church in Wales whilst Mr Forey was still licensed in his role as vicar of Citizen.
The Judgment is notable for its highly unusual factual matrix in the disciplinary prosecution in the the Ecclesiastical Courts and for including charges brought under paragraph 9(d) of Chapter IX, Paragraph of the Constitution of the Church in Wales - wilful disobedience to or breach of the provisions of the Constitution or of the Statement of Terms of Service published pursuant to the Clergy Terms of Service Canon 2010.
Peter Saville acted as Proctor on behalf of the Representative Body of the Church in Wales throughout the disciplinary proceedings.
The full judgment can be accessed at: https://churchinwales.contentfiles.net/media/documents/FOREY_Ryan_20_August_2025_Approved.pdf
Further coverage of theย case can be found at:
https://lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/25/disciplinary-tribunal-church-in-wales-rev-ryan-forey/ย
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ezkplyxl2o
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/vicar-church-clergy-spouse-payments-bpwbbjxll
