Section 26 Complaint of misconduct: conciliationI1
England Not yet in force
The parties to a complaint which has been allocated under section 21(1)(b) as a complaint of misconduct may, at any time before the complaint has been concluded, agree to refer the complaint for conciliation.
If the parties do so agree, the responsible bishop or, in the case of a complaint against an archbishop, the President of Tribunals—
must give each of the parties an opportunity to make written representations on who to appoint as the conciliator, and
having taken into account the representations, must appoint a person as the conciliator.
The conciliator appointed must use best endeavours to bring about a conciliation between the parties.
If, within the three months following the conciliator’s appointment, the parties agree that a conciliation has been reached, the agreement must be recorded in writing and no further steps may be taken on the complaint.
If, at the end of that three-month period, the parties have not agreed that a conciliation has been reached, the complaint proceeds as it would if it had not been referred for conciliation.
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S. 26 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 73(3)