Clerics under investigation for abuse may be barred from ministering under new safeguarding rules – Church Times July 23, 2018 by Fulcrum PERMISSION to officiate (PTO) will be refused or withdrawn from clerics who are under police investigation over allegations of past child or vulnerable adult abuse, new guidance from the National Safeguarding Team of the Church of England states. Hattie Williams. Church Times. 20 July 2018 FulcrumShareTweetShare