{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-22",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-22.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2022",
  "legislation_title": "The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005",
  "path": "rule/22",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "No further action: President’s decision",
  "text": "Within 28 days of receipt of the complainant’s referral, the President’s decision shall be given in writing with reasons and sent to the complainant, the respondent and the bishop, and if the President decides that the bishop’s determination was plainly wrong the President may —\n(a) direct the bishop to pursue such of the courses specified in section 12(1)(b) to (e) as the President considers appropriate, or\n(b) remit the allegation of misconduct to the bishop, and direct the bishop to reconsider the determination that there is to be no further action.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 22 substituted (1.1.2017) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/848), rules 4, 20(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 22(b) substituted (13.7.2021) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rule 1(2), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 22 in force at 1.1.2006, see rule 107(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2022/rule/22",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:44:24.173514+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."
}