Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016

1. Introductory Text

2. Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

   1. 1. Clergy: suspension

   2. 2. Churchwardens: disqualification and suspension

   3. 3. Parochial church council members etc: disqualification and suspension

   4. 4. Rules for appeals against suspensions

   5. 5. Guidance

   6. 5A. Code of Practice

   7. 5B. Code of Practice: consultation

   8. 5C. Code of Practice: scrutiny and commencement

   9. 6. Meaning of “child” and “vulnerable adult”

3. Clergy discipline proceedings

   1. 7. Removal of limitation period in sexual misconduct cases

   2. 8. Application to make complaint out of time: power to suspend

   3. 9. Registrar of tribunals: delegation of functions

   4. 10. President of tribunals: power to remit to bishop

   5. 11. Provincial panels: reappointment of legally qualified persons

4. Final provisions

   1. 12. Short title, commencement and extent