Section 36 Disqualification
Not yet in force
If a person is included in a barred list, the person is disqualified from being appointed or elected as, or from serving as, a member of the Chapter of a cathedral.
If a person is convicted of an offence mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, the person is disqualified from being appointed or elected as, or from serving as, a member of the Chapter of a cathedral.
If a person disqualified under subsection (1) or (2) is a member of the Chapter of a cathedral, the member's seat is vacated.
A person's disqualification under subsection (2) may be waived by the bishop giving the person notice in writing; and the notice must specify the bishop's reasons for giving the waiver.
Where a person whose seat is vacated under subsection (3) has his or her disqualification waived under subsection (4), the person may resume his or her seat if it has remained vacant.
A waiver under subsection (4)—
is of unlimited duration, and
has effect in relation to the Chapter of every cathedral.
Before deciding whether to give a waiver under subsection (4), the bishop must consult—
the diocesan safeguarding advisor, and
such other persons as the bishop considers appropriate.
On giving a notice under subsection (4), the bishop must give a copy of the notice to the registrar of the diocese; and the registrar must file the copy in the diocesan registry.