A complete overhaul of clergy discipline will come under scrutiny at the General Synod next month when the Clergy Conduct Measure (CCM) is given first consideration.
The CCM is intended to replace the discredited Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM), which church authorities accept has contributed to the unjust treatment of both complainants and respondents.
Last summer, members of the Synod voted in principle to bring forward a new measure (News, 13 July 2022); now, they will have the opportunity to vote on the draft legislation for the first time.
The most significant change from the CDM is that complaints will be categorised in three divisions, from the mildest to the most serious, each with its own bespoke pathway for resolution.
Interesting: "there will also be a new power to bring a restraining order against a person deemed to have made vexatious complaints." https://t.co/Ua8WcE47cr
— Madeleine Davies (@MadsDavies) June 27, 2023