In March 2021 the SEC College of Bishops commissioned a fair an independent review into "bullying" allegations directed at Bishop Anne Dyer, and into allegations of "turbulence and discontent" in the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney. 

At the time of commissioning the review the College of Bishops gave an undertaking that it would be made public to ensure transparency and independence.

The ensuing report is divided into two sections, one which provides general narrative, analysis and recommendations, and a separate, confidential Record Apart, which was marked as not suitable for publication. However, the College of Bishops have now stated that they will publish neither section of the report. By doing so, they have breached the terms on which participants agreed to offer confidential testimony to the review. 

The report's author, Professor Iain Torrance, has stated publicly that the narratives and conclusion of his report should be made public, as the Bishops undertook. 

We, the undersigned, would like the SEC College of Bishops to also honour their own commitment, and publish the report in accordance with the terms on which participants gave testimony.