Rule 72 Priests and deacons: appeals
An appeal under section 41 (5) of the CCM against a notice of intention to depose a priest or deacon from Holy Orders is made by giving notice in the form specified in Form 7 to the provincial registrar.
The notice must —
state the appellant’s name, postal address, telephone number and email address, and
specify the grounds for making the appeal.
The notice must be accompanied by —
a copy of the decision referred to in section 41 (1) of the CCM (imposition of penalty of prohibition for life), and
a copy of the notice of intention in respect of which the appeal is made.
The archbishop must determine the appeal without a hearing but may, for the purposes of determining the appeal, request information or clarification from—
the appellant,
the Investigation and Tribunals Team, or
if a relevant safeguarding professional is a party to the complaint, that party.
On an appeal under section 41 (5) of the CCM, the archbishop may—
confirm the notice of intention to depose the priest or deacon, or
set aside the notice of intention.
The archbishop must give written notice of the decision on the appeal to—
the appellant,
the responsible bishop,
the Investigation and Tribunals Team, and
if a relevant safeguarding professional was a party to the complaint on which the decision referred to in section 41 (1) of the CCM was made, that party.
Notice given for the purposes of paragraph (6)(a) must be served personally on the appellant; and, in making the arrangements for personal service of the notice, the archbishop must have due regard to the Code of Practice.
Paragraphs (5) and (6) of rule 71 apply in relation to the service of a notice under paragraph (7) of this rule as they apply in relation to the service of a notice under paragraph (4) of that rule, with the reference in rule 71(5) to the responsible bishop to be read as a reference to the archbishop.