{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-measure-2026/section-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-measure-2026/section-42.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/2026/1",
  "legislation_title": "Clergy Conduct Measure 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-measure-2026",
  "path": "section/42",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Deposition from Holy Orders: bishop or archbishop",
  "text": "(1) Where the Vicar-General’s court imposes the penalty of prohibition for life on a bishop, the court must include in its written judgment—\n(a) a recommendation to the Upper House of the Convocation of the province of the archbishop who is the responsible bishop on whether the bishop should be deposed from Holy Orders, and\n(b) the reasons for the recommendation.\n(2) Where the Vicar-General’s court imposes the penalty of prohibition for life on an archbishop, the court must include in its written judgment—\n(a) a recommendation to the Upper House of the Convocation of the province of that archbishop on whether the archbishop should be deposed from Holy Orders, and\n(b) the reasons for the recommendation.\n(3) The Upper House, having considered the recommendation and the reasons for it, may resolve to depose the bishop or archbishop from Holy Orders.\n(4) If the Upper House resolves to depose the bishop or archbishop from Holy Orders, the same consequences follow as those provided for in paragraphs (1) to (3) of section 4 of the Clerical Disabilities Act 1870.\n(5) But before a resolution to that effect may be put to the Upper House, a written notice in the form specified in the rules must be served on the bishop or archbishop.\n(6) The Upper House, having considered any written representations made by the bishop or archbishop before the end of 28 days beginning with the date of service of the notice, must give the bishop or archbishop an opportunity to be heard before it personally.\n(7) A resolution under subsection (3) may not be put to the Upper House until the end of the 28-day period referred to in subsection (6) or—\n(a) if written representations are made within that period, until completion of the consideration of the representations, and\n(b) if the bishop or archbishop has a hearing under subsection (6), until the end of the hearing.\n(8) The rules may make further provision about representations or hearings as mentioned in subsection (6), including provision on the powers exercisable where the Upper House resolves not to depose a bishop or archbishop.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 42 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 73(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2026/1/section/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:22:03.551412+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}