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NEWS / The Court of Appeal has upheld the freedom of clergy to be office holders rather than employees with its judgement in the case regarding former Worcestershire vicar, Mark Sharpe.
A motion calls for legislative change to address bullying by lay officers.
Explanation of the three different types of Church of England legislation, their history, and where to find more information
Links to clergy HR legislation, policy and guidance.
Copies of subordinate legislation which has not been laid before Parliament that is currently in force
Summary of the various stages of the Synodical legislative process
Information about legislation that covers parish reorganisation, including closing church buildings and finding new uses for them.
Find out more about and access the Pastoral Principles.
Home page for the Legal Office of the National Church Institutions
The General Synod today gave final approval to a package of proposals intended to take further the process of making the Church a safer place for children and vulnerable adults.