# The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005, Rule 21: No further action: referral by complainant to the President

Extent: E

(1) The complainant may refer the allegation 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 ...,
(b) state the grounds for requesting the President to consider the bishop’s determination, and
(c) be accompanied by a copy of the allegation 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2022/rule/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-21
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