{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026/rule-77",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026/rule-77.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/882",
  "legislation_title": "The Clergy Conduct Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-conduct-rules-2026",
  "path": "rule/77",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": "Notice of suspension",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies where a relevant officer decides to impose a suspension on a cleric in accordance with sections 34 and 36 of the CCM.\n(2) The relevant officer must give notice of the suspension to the cleric in the form set out in Form 10.\n(3) The notice of suspension must—\n(a) specify the grounds under section 34 (1) of the CCM on which the suspension is imposed,\n(b) state that the suspension takes effect on the date of service of the notice,\n(c) state that the suspension, unless revoked, has effect for a period of three months beginning with that date,\n(d) state that a further suspension may subsequently be imposed,\n(e) state that the effect of a suspension is that the cleric is prohibited from carrying out any function of, or incidental to, the cleric’s office except in so far as the relevant officer has given permission,\n(f) if the relevant officer gives permission at the time of imposing the suspension for the cleric to carry out a particular function, specify that function and the terms of the permission,\n(g) state that a request from a cleric for permission to carry out a function (so far as it is not permitted on the terms specified in the notice under sub-paragraph (f)) must be made in writing to the relevant officer,\n(h) state that carrying out a function of, or incidental to, the cleric’s office while suspended (without permission) constitutes misconduct under section 3 of the CCM, and\n(i) state that the cleric may, before the end of 14 days beginning with the day after the service of the suspension notice, appeal against the decision to impose the suspension.\n(4) If, after giving notice of the suspension, the relevant officer gives permission for the cleric to carry out a function of, or incidental to, the cleric’s office, the permission must be given in writing.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/882/rule/77",
    "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."
}