# The Compensation of Clergy Rules 1970, Article 5


(1) The claimant shall have a right to an interview with the Committee before the determination of his claim, and shall inform the secretary in writing, either in his claim or otherwise, whether he wishes to exercise that right; and, if he does not exercise it, the Committee may nevertheless, if they think fit, require him to attend a meeting of the Committee for the purpose of being interviewed.
(2) The secretary shall give reasonable notice of the time and place of the meeting of the Committee at which any such interview is to take place.
(3) At any such interview the claimant may be represented by a barrister or solicitor or may be assisted by a friend.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/1009/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-of-clergy-rules-1970/article-5
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