Rule 21 No further action: referral by complainant to the PresidentI1

England

(1)

The complainant may refer the F1allegation of misconduct to the President within 14 days of receiving the bishop’s determination that there is to be no further action.

(2)

Any such referral by the complainant to the President shall—

(a)

be in writing in form 5 in the Schedule F2...,

(b)

state the grounds for requesting the President to consider the bishop’s determination, and

(c)

be accompanied by a copy of the F3allegation of misconduct and of the respondent’s answer with the written evidence in support of each, the registrar’s report, and the bishop’s determination.

(3)

Within 7 days the President shall notify the bishop and the respondent that the written referral has been received and send each of them a copy.

(4)

No new or further evidence may be submitted to the President for the purposes of consideration of the bishop’s determination.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in rule 21(1) substituted (13.7.2021) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rule 1(2), Sch. 2
F2: Words in rule 21(2)(a) omitted (13.7.2021) by virtue of The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rules 1(2), 13(6)
F3: Words in rule 21(2)(c) substituted (13.7.2021) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rule 1(2), Sch. 2

Commencement

I1: Rule 21 in force at 1.1.2006, see rule 107(2)

Notes on Part IV

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Pt. IV title inserted (13.7.2021) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rules 1(2), 5(4)