# The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005, Rule 61A: Suspension of a priest or deacon following conviction for a criminal offence


(1) Where a priest or deacon holding any preferment in a diocese is convicted of any criminal offence referred to in section 30(1)(a) of the Measure the bishop may suspend the priest or deacon from exercising or performing without the leave of the bishop any right or duty of or incidental to the office of priest or deacon, as the case may be.
(2) A notice suspending a priest or deacon under paragraph (1) shall be in form 14a in the Schedule ... and may specify any rights or duties which by leave of the bishop are not suspended.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2022/rule/61A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-61A
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