Andrew Rankin Cowie McLellan is a minister in the

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. He was

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from 2002 to 2009. He was educated at

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(

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), the

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, the

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and Union Theological Seminary, New York City, USA. He was Assistant Minister at St George's West Church,

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, 1969–1971. Thereafter, he was Minister at Cartsburn Augustine Church,

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(1971–1980) (and was also an elected member of Inverclyde District Council 1977–1980), Viewfield Parish Church,

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(1980–1986) and

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, Edinburgh (1986–2002). He was Convener of the Church of Scotland's Church and Nation Committee 1992-1996 its Parish Development Fund 2002 – 2006, and its World Mission Council 2010–2014; and

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in 2000. He was Chaplain of the Boys' Brigade (UK and ROI) 2013- 2016. He is also author of two books. He is married to Irene and has twin sons Andi and Ian. He now lives in

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. His formal title (following the end of his Moderatorial year) is the Very Reverend Dr Andrew McLellan. McLellan was appointed commander of the

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(CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours. He was the chairman of what became known as the McLellan Commission into a range of safeguarding initiatives for the Scottish Catholic Church (2013-2015). This commission was announced by Scotland's Catholic Bishops, known as the

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, in November 2013; it published its report, the McLellan Report, on 18 August 2015. The commission investigated child sex abuse by Scotland's priests, acknowledging in section 2.1 of the Report that "There is no doubt that abuse of the most serious kind has taken place within the Catholic Church in Scotland", and the Church's responses. Kevin McKenna said in ''

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'' that the Report was "a whitewash ... So soft and fluffy ... that it should have been delivered with a big pink ribbon tied around it and pictures of

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characters on its cover". Catherine Deveney had been more supportive, writing in the same newspaper "McLellan had promised a report that was neither timid nor deferential. He delivered it", but adding that repentance and action were now needed, and that the Church's apology would ring hollow until its public words matched their private actions. Catholic weekly ''

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'' said the Report was "a masterpiece of its kind that deserves to be studied", and "a vote of no confidence in the Scottish bishops' safeguarding procedures". In 2017 McLellan was appointed chair of the Scottish Prison Visitor Centre Steering Group.

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Website of HM Inspectorate of Prisons for ScotlandArticle in The Herald newspaper (Glasgow), 15 April 2008
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