{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-93",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005/rule-93.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2022",
  "legislation_title": "The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/clergy-discipline-rules-2005",
  "path": "rule/93",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "93",
  "heading": "Chaplains of prisons, hospitals, universities, schools and other institutions",
  "text": "In the case of a chaplain of a prison, hospital, university, school or other institution—\n(a) No disciplinary proceedings under section 10 of the Measure may be instituted except by way of a written allegation of misconduct made in form 1e in the Schedule ....\n(b) A request to the bishop for authorisation to institute disciplinary proceedings under the Measure shall be made in writing and shall set out the grounds for making the request.The bishop’s authorisation to institute proceedings shall be in writing signed by the bishop, and the bishop shall send or deliver it to the person who is to act as complainant, and shall send or deliver a copy to the registrar.\n(c) An allegation of misconduct in writing shall have attached to it the bishop’s written authorisation under paragraph (b) above.\n(d) For the purposes of rule 63 a copy of a notice of suspension shall be sent or delivered by the bishop—\n(i) to the employer of the chaplain,\n(ii) where the chaplain also holds office in a parish, to each person referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) of rule 63, and\n(iii) to the registrar,\nand rules 64(2), 65 and 66(4) shall be construed accordingly.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 93(a) substituted (13.7.2021) by The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rule 1(2), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 93(a) omitted (13.7.2021) by virtue of The Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/557), rules 1(2), 13(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 93(c) 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 93 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/93",
    "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."
}