# The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005, Rule 9: Receipt of allegation

Extent: E

(1) On receipt of an allegation of misconduct the bishop, or a person authorised by the bishop, shall send the complainant an acknowledgment of the allegation, which states—
(a) the date when proceedings were instituted, which is the date the allegation was received, and
(b) subject to paragraph (1A), that the allegation together with the written evidence in support of the allegation, if any, will be referred to the registrar for a written report to be prepared setting out the registrar’s views on—
(i) whether at the date when proceedings were instituted the complainant was entitled under section10 of the Measure to make the allegation, and
(ii) whether there is sufficient substance in the allegation to justify proceeding with it in accordance with the provisions of the Measure.
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(1A) Where an allegation of misconduct alleges misconduct which might constitute a criminal offence, the acknowledgment shall state that resolution of the allegation of misconduct under the Measure may be postponed to await the outcome of police or other investigations.
(2) The bishop, or a person authorised by the bishop, shall refer the allegation of misconduct and written evidence in support of the allegation to the registrar within one business day of receipt ; but this requirement does not apply in a case where an online facility of the kind mentioned in Rule 101(1A) is being used.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2022/rule/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-9
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