{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026/rule-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026/rule-27.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/882",
  "legislation_title": "The Clergy Conduct Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026",
  "path": "rule/27",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Advice from the Investigation and Tribunals Team",
  "text": "The case assessor must seek advice from the Investigation and Tribunals Team if, during the investigation under section 24 of the CCM—\n(a) a question of law arises, or\n(b) a question arises on the interpretation of a provision of a code of practice issued under section 5A of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 No. 1. Section 5A was inserted by section 1 (1) of the Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure 2021 (No. 3)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/882/rule/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:56:54.526438+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."
}