Cathedrals Measure 2021

36 Disqualification

(1) If a person is included in a barred list, the person is disqualified from being appointed or elected as, or from serving as, a member of the Chapter of a cathedral.

(2) If a person is convicted of an offence mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, the person is disqualified from being appointed or elected as, or from serving as, a member of the Chapter of a cathedral.

(3) If a person disqualified under subsection (1) or (2) is a member of the Chapter of a cathedral, the member’s seat is vacated.

(4) A person’s disqualification under subsection (2) may be waived by the bishop giving the person notice in writing; and the notice must specify the bishop’s reasons for giving the waiver.

(5) Where a person whose seat is vacated under subsection (3) has his or her disqualification waived under subsection (4), the person may resume his or her seat if it has remained vacant.

(6) A waiver under subsection (4)—

(a) is of unlimited duration, and

(b) has effect in relation to the Chapter of every cathedral.

(7) Before deciding whether to give a waiver under subsection (4), the bishop must consult—

(a) the diocesan safeguarding advisor, and

(b) such other persons as the bishop considers appropriate.

(8) On giving a notice under subsection (4), the bishop must give a copy of the notice to the registrar of the diocese; and the registrar must file the copy in the diocesan registry.