The Church of England’s CDM Working Group has published a progress report acknowledging the hurt experienced by many under the CDM process, and recommending that the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 is replaced with a new piece of legislation.

Information on the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 and how to make an allegation of misconduct.

Details on the membership and functions of the Clergy Discipline Commission.

Copies of Rules and forms relating to appeal proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure ('CDM')

Copies of the Clergy Discipline Rules and various forms for making/responding to Clergy Discipline complaints

NEWS / Synod voted today that proposals for draft legislation to enable the Church of England to deal more effectively with safeguarding issues be brought forward.

Dame Sarah Asplin succeeds Sir Andrew McFarlane as Chair of the Clergy Discipline Commission.

Judge David Turner QC has been named as the new Deputy Chair of the Chair of the Clergy Discipline Commission replacing Sir Mark Hedley, who retired in December 2020.

The General Synod has welcomed a Church of England report paving the way for an overhaul of clergy discipline with a new system for the investigation and disposal of a range of complaints.

The House of Bishops met via Zoom this afternoon, as it has done regularly throughout the current pandemic