# The Clergy Conduct Rules 2026, Rule 3: Duty to co-operate


(1) Each party to a complaint, or to an appeal or review arising out of a complaint, must co-operate with a tribunal, court or person exercising a function under the CCM or these Rules in order to further the overriding objective.
(2) A failure to co-operate by a party to a complaint, or to an appeal or review arising out of a complaint, may result in adverse inferences being drawn against that party at any stage.
(3) And a failure to co-operate by an appellant or by an applicant for a review may, in particular, result in that party’s appeal or application being struck out.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/882/rule/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026/rule-3
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