# Clergy Conduct Measure 2026, Section 43: Restoration on pardon

Extent: E
Status: prospective

Where a priest, deacon, bishop or archbishop who, under this Measure or the CDM or EJM is prohibited from exercising functions or removed from office or deposed from Holy Orders, receives a free pardon from the Crown—
(a) the prohibition, removal or deposition ceases to apply, and
(b) the person is reappointed to any ecclesiastical office or form of authority to exercise ministry held immediately before the prohibition, removal or deposition unless the appointment has been filled in the meantime.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2026/1/section/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-measure-2026/section-43
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