Clergy discipline
In line with the guidance from the Clergy Discipline Commission, we record on this page details of penalties imposed on or accepted by clergy as a result of a Clergy Discipline Measure process:
The Rev Peter Lambert
The Rev Peter Lambert was the subject of a complaint under the Clergy Discipline Measure earlier this year. The complaint was of conduct inappropriate for a clergy person.
Peter has admitted this inappropriate conduct. The penalty, which was determined by the Bishop of Portsmouth, is a five-year prohibition from ministry in the Church of England, from May 2022. This means he is not able to lead church services or act as a clergy person during that time. After this period of prohibition, a risk assessment will be carried out before Peter is able to resume ministry.
November 2022
The Rev Simon Sayers
A Church of England disciplinary tribunal has upheld a complaint made about the Rev Simon Sayers regarding his behaviour in 2010 while he was rector of the parish of Warblington-with-Emsworth. They accepted that he was guilty of conduct unbecoming or inappropriate to the office and work of a clergy person and failed to observe and maintain appropriate pastoral boundaries.
The Rev Simon Sayers had already been prohibited from ministry for five years after accepting a penalty for previous misconduct. The tribunal has now imposed a penalty of prohibition from ministry for life. Therefore he will not be able to work as a Church of England clergyman again. The penalty reflects the seriousness of this misconduct.
August 2019