Clergy Discipline Rules & Forms

The Clergy Discipline Rules (contained in Statutory Instrument number SI 2005/2022) were made under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 and came into force on 1st January 2006, since which they have been amended. The complete Rules as amended are available below.

The various standard forms provided in the Schedule to the Rules, for use at various formal stages of proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003, are also available separately as follows.

Form 1a (Rule 4) - Allegation of misconduct about a priest or deacon

Form 1b (Rule 82) - Allegation of misconduct about a bishop or archbishop

Form 1c (Rule 8) - Application for permission to make out of time an allegation of misconduct 

Form 1d (Rule 92) - Allegation of misconduct about a clerk in holy orders serving in a cathedral church

Form 1e (Rule 92) - Allegation of misconduct about a chaplain of a prison, hospital, university, school or other institution

Form 1f (Rule 94) - Allegation of misconduct about a chaplain of one of the armed forces of the Crown

Form 1g (Rule 95 & 96) - Allegation of misconduct about a minister who has an archbishop’s licence to preach throughout the province, or a minister who has a licence from the University of Oxford or Cambridge

Form 2 (Rule 17) - Respondent’s answer to an allegation of misconduct

Form 3 (Rules 6 & 17) - Statement in support of an allegation of misconduct, or in support of an Answer to an allegation of misconduct

Form 4 (Rule 16) - Request by a complainant to the President of Tribunals to review the dismissal of an allegation of misconduct under section 11

Form 5 (Rule 21) - Referral by a complainant to the President of Tribunals to consider a determination that there is to be no further action under section 13

Form 6 (Rule 23) - Respondent’s consent to a conditional deferment

Form 7 (Rule 27) - Respondent’s consent to a penalty

Form 8 (Rules 31 & 45A) - Notice of Application to the Registrar of Tribunals

Form 9 (Rules 31 & 45A) - Response to an Application to the Registrar of Tribunals

Form 10 (Rule 34) - Notice in respect of the production of documents

Form 10a (Rule 28A) - Application for the production of a document by a person not party to the proceedings

Form 11 (Rule 34) - Order to produce documents

Form 12a (Rule 60) - Notice of suspension under section 36(1)(a) of the Measure to a priest or deacon

Form 12b (Rule 85) - Notice of suspension under section 37(1)(a) of the Measure to a bishop or archbishop

Form 13a (Rule 61) - Notice of suspension under section 36(1)(b) of the Measure to a priest or deacon

Form 13b (Rule 86) - Notice of suspension under section 37(1)(b) of the Measure to a bishop or archbishop

Form 14a (Rule 61A) - Notice of suspension under section 36(1)(c) of the Measure to a priest or deacon

Form 14b (Rule 86A) - Notice of suspension under section 37(1)(c) of the Measure to a bishop or archbishop

Form 15a (Rule 61B) - Notice of suspension under section 36(1)(d) of the Measure to a priest or deacon

Form 15b (Rule 86B) - Notice of suspension under section 37(1)(d) of the Measure to a bishop or archbishop

Form 16a (Rule 61C) - Notice of suspension under section 36(1)(e) of the Measure to a priest or deacon

Form 16b (Rule 86C) - Notice of suspension under section 37(1)(e) of the Measure to a bishop or archbishop

Form 17a (Rule 61D) - Notice of suspension under section 36(A) of the Measure to a priest or deacon

Form 17b (Rule 86D) - Notice of suspension under section 37(A) of the Measure to a bishop or archbishop