Rule 61C Suspension of a priest or deacon under section 36(1)(e) of the MeasureF1

Where the bishop is satisfied, on the basis of information provided by a local authority or the police, that a priest or deacon holding any preferment in the diocese presents a significant risk of harm, 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.

Before serving a notice under section 36(1)(e) of the Measure, or revoking a notice served under section 36(1)(e), the bishop must consult the diocesan safeguarding advisor and such other persons as the bishop considers appropriate.

A notice suspending a priest or deacon under F2paragraph (1) shall be in form 16a in the Schedule F3... and may specify any rights or duties which by leave of the bishop are not suspended.