{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-and-clergy-discipline-measure-2016/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-and-clergy-discipline-measure-2016/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/2016/1",
  "legislation_title": "Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-and-clergy-discipline-measure-2016",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Guidance",
  "text": "(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) In section 8(1) of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 (acts or omissions constituting misconduct)—\n(a) after paragraph (a) insert—\n“(aa) failing to comply with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults);”, and\n(b) in paragraph (b), after “failing to do any” insert “ other ”.\n(4) In Part 2 of the Church Representation Rules (parochial church meetings and councils), in rule 9 (business), after paragraph (2) insert—\n“(2A) The annual report referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall include a statement as to whether the council has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 5(1)-(2A) repealed (1.3.2022) by Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure 2021 (No. 3), ss. 2(1), 3(3); S.I. 2022/118, art. 2 (with art. 3(1)(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at 1.10.2016 by S.I. 2016/938, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2016/1/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:22:21.938163+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."
}