Written Question·Church Commissioners·UIN 114506

Bishops: Disciplinary Proceedings

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment she has made of the potential challenges for Clergy Disciplinary Measure processes involving senior Archbishops to be held within existing episcopal structures.

Answer

Marsha De Cordova
I refer the Hon Member for Tewkesbury to the previous answer UIN 108534Additionally, the current Clergy Discipline Measure was approved by Parliament in 2003 and came into operation in 2006. The legislation requires allegations of misconduct against a bis...

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