Section 50 Review etc by President of Tribunals on complaintI1
England Not yet in force
Where a decision is taken under section 21 or 24 to allocate a complaint as a grievance, the complainant may request the President of Tribunals to review the decision.
Where a complaint against a priest, deacon or bishop is dismissed under section 22(8)(a), the complainant may request the President of Tribunals to review the decision to dismiss it.
A party to a complaint, other than a complaint against an archbishop, may request the President of Tribunals to review a finding of fact in a report under section 25 or the recommendations made in the report.
A person, other than an archbishop, on whom a restriction order or suspension is imposed under section 34 may appeal to the President of Tribunals.
An archbishop on whom a restriction order or suspension is imposed under section 34 may appeal to the Dean of the Arches and Auditor; and the appeal is to be heard either—
by the Dean of the Arches and Auditor sitting alone, or
if the Dean is unable or unwilling to hear the appeal, by a single person appointed by the Dean from among those nominated to the provincial panel under section 10(2)(d).
Where the relevant officer decides not to impose a restriction order, or not to impose a suspension, on a person other than an archbishop under section 34 but the diocesan safeguarding officer or the national director of safeguarding thinks that the person presents a significant risk of harm, the officer or director may request the President of Tribunals to review the decision.
Where the responsible bishop imposes a penalty, the priest, deacon or bishop on whom it is imposed may request the President of Tribunals to review the penalty.
The rules must set out—
the procedure to be followed in making an appeal or a request for review under this section;
the procedure to be followed and the steps that may be taken by the President of Tribunals or the Dean of the Arches and Auditor on an appeal, or when responding to a request for review, under this section.
The reference in subsection (6) to presenting a significant risk of harm is to be read with section 34(5).
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 50 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 73(3)