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06/09/2010 - Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2010

The above Measure received Royal Assent on 18th March 2010 and 1st September 2010 was the appointed day for all the provisions of the Measure to take effect.

The Measure amends the following: (i) the New Parishes Measure 1943, (ii) the Church Commissioners Measure 1947, (iii) the Church Funds Investment Measure 1958, (iv) the Clergy Pensions Measure 1961, (v) the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963, (vi) the Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976, (vii) the Pastoral Measure 1983, (viii) the National Institutions Measure 1998, (ix) the Cathedrals Measure 1963 and (x) the Commons Act 2006.

You can read more details about the legislative changes by clicking here.

 

04/02/2010 - Committees' Meeting Dates and Pastoral Measure 1983 Code of Practice Updates

Meeting Dates for the Pastoral Committee and Church Buildings (Uses & Disposals) Committee are now online and may be found on the Committee and Representations pages for both divisions.

 

05/01/2010 - Committees' Terms of Reference

Updated Terms of Reference for the Pastoral and Church Buildings (Uses & Disposals) Committees may now be found on the Pastoral Committee and CB(UD) Committee pages.

 

21/12/09 - Updated Code of Recommended Practice to the Pastoral Measure 1983: December 2009

The Code of Practice to the Pastoral Measure 1983 has recently been updated, primarily to take account of those provisions in the Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007 which either amended or had an impact on the 1983 Measure. The 5th Edition (December 2009) is available from our website here.

 

A draft consolidation Measure, the draft Pastoral and Mission Measure, is currently working its way through General Synod. This will consolidate all legislative amendments since 1983 and will involve significant reordering.  We intend to take the opportunity of the consolidation Measure for a more radical review of the guidance material available, including that covered in the Code itself.

 

In the meantime we have tried to make the updated Code to the 1983 Measure easier to navigate and more user-friendly. As part of this we have separated most of the appendices, including standard forms and letters, from the main text of the Code so that they are more accessible.

 

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