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Fees

2011 fees remain in force until further notice.

7 February 2012: The General Synod has approved parochial fees for 2013 and 2014. The proposed Order was passed with a number of amendments. Further details will be made available when a draft Order is prepared for laying before Parliament. Further information, including a recording of the debate, is on the Media Centre pages of the Church of England website.

Draft Parochial Fees Order 2011
At its recent group of sessions in York, the General Synod declined to approve the Draft Parochial Fees Order that had been laid before it by the Archbishops' Council. The Draft Order had been prepared by the Council under powers contained in the Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986, as recently amended by the Ecclesiastical Fees (Amendment) Measure 2011.

The effect of the Synod's decision is that the 2011 fees table will remain in force until further notice. Further information is set out in a paper GS Misc 999, see Resources section on the right.

For 2011, the fee payable for a church wedding is around £260 and the fee for a funeral including a burial is around £300.

Resources

Table of parochial fees 2011 - full table

Table of parochial fee 2011 - full table (Word)

Table of parochial fees 2011 - fees charged most often - more accessible summary

Table of parochial fees 2011 - fees charged most often (Word) - more accessible summary

Table of parochial fees - January 2010

Table of parochial fees - January 2010 (word)

Table of parochial fees - January 2009

Table of parochial fees - January 2008 (word)

Reports:

The report of a commission appointed by the Standing Committee - GS 385

Parochial fees follow-up report - GS 478

Summary of results of consultation about parochial fees - 2005 (word)

Consultation document on parochial fees - 2005 (word)

Parochial fees - GS 1703 (word)

Four funerals and a wedding - a review of the legislation for parochial fees
- GS Misc 877 (word)

Ecclesiastical Fees - implementing the new legislation GS 1813