The Clergy Discipline Rules 2005

Inclusion of name in list under section 38(1)(a) to (d) of the Measure

75.—(1) Within 21 days of including in the list with the agreement of the other archbishop the details of a person falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 38(1) of the Measure, the archbishop of the relevant province shall take all reasonable steps to inform that person in writing of—

(a) the inclusion,

(b) the particulars recorded,

(c) the person’s right to request the President in writing to review the matter.

(2) Within 21 days of being so informed, that person may in writing request the President to review the matter, and the President upon receipt of the request shall send a copy of it to the archbishop of the relevant province.

(3) The archbishop of the relevant province may, within 21 days of receiving the copy of the request, make written representations to the President and shall send a copy of those representations to the person requesting the review.

(4) Within 42 days of receiving the request for a review the President shall in writing direct whether the person requesting the review is to continue to be included or is to be excluded from the list. If the person requesting the review is to continue to be included in the list, the President may direct that the particulars relating to that person shall be altered in such manner as are specified in the direction.

(5) A copy of the President’s direction under sub-rule (4) shall be sent to the person requesting the review and to the archbishop of the relevant province.