See this link to view the diocesan policy 'Dignity at Work - Policy and Procedures for Clerics - Preventing Bullying and Harassment in the Diocese of Lincoln'. 

This policy covers bullying and harassment of and by:

1. senior clergy (rural deans, archdeacons, suffragan bishops and the diocesan bishop) with pastoral responsibility for clergy in this diocese
2. the clergy of this diocese.

This 18 page document covers the following:

Section Sub-section  Page number
Statement of Commitment 2
Introduction 2
What is bullying and harassment? 3
How can bullying and harassment be recognised? 4
Scope of policy:

Confidentiality

5

Informal support and conversation

5

Procedure for dealing with a complaint of bullying or harassment:

Informal stage

5

Mediation

6

Formal stage

6

Following up concerns (formal and informal)

Informal process

7

Diocesan principles of accountability

8

Process at each stage:

Step One An informal 1:1 meeting with the complainant(s)

9
Step Two An informal meeting with the priest 9
Step Three – making a judgement and ways forward 10
Step Four – communicating with both parties 10
Step Five - working for resolution 11
Step Six – final steps 11
False Accusation 11
Follow up and Monitoring 12
Communications and Awareness Raising 12
Appendix A - Examples of bullying behaviour 13
Appendix B - Mediation and how it works 14
Principles of Mediation 14
Setting up Mediation 15
The mediation process 15
The 5 Stages:

1. Separate meeting with the individual parties

15

2. Hearing the Issues

16

3. Exploring the Issues

16

4. Building and writing agreements

16

5. Closure

16
If Mediation Fails 16
Appendix C - Diocesan process and steps 17
Possible outcomes 18