Information about appointments to General Synod bodies, elections in which any of the Synod's members in their capacity as such constitute the electorate, and elections to bodies to which General Synod Standing Orders 132-135O apply.
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Appointments Committee
Below you will find a record of recent appointments made by the Appointments committee. For information regarding appointments before November 2015, please make a general enquiry using the form at the foot of this page.
Appointments Committee
- Appointments Committee Agenda - 26 November 2018 (193.11 KB)
Recent Appointments
- Recent Appointments - July 2019 (96.93 KB)
- Recent Appointments - February 2019 (137.27 KB)
- Recent Appointments - July 2018 (108.47 KB)
- Recent Appointments - February 2018 (205.57 KB)
- Recent Appointments - July 2017 (192.23 KB)
- Recent Appointments - February 2017 (102.91 KB)
- Recent Appointments - February 2016 (203.36 KB)
Elections
5 March 2021
28 November 2019
- Prolocutor (72.38 KB)
8 November 2019
- Archbishops' Council (100.45 KB)
21 June 2019
- Religious Communities (87.17 KB)
3 May 2019
- AC Finance Committee by IDFF (121.9 KB)
1 March 2019
- Council for Christian Unity (84.79 KB)
8 February 2019
- Dioceses Commission (99.05 KB)
22 November 2018
- cc_deans.pdf (107.2 KB)
26 October 2018
- Church Commissioners (Laity) (132.5 KB)
19 October 2018
- Scrutiny Committee (113.7 KB)
- Church Commissioners (Bishops) (113.28 KB)
- Church Commissioners (Clergy) (122.12 KB)
3 July 2018
6 April 2018
- CNC election (27 July 2017) - result of appeal (411.85 KB)
8 January 2018
- National Society (casual vacancy) (401.72 KB)
27 November 2017
On the 27 November 2017 there was:
- An election by the House of Clergy for two vacancies on the Church of England Pensions Board. The Revd Nigel Bourne (non-Synod member) and The Revd Paul Benfield (Blackburn) were elected unopposed.
- An election by the House of Laity for one vacancy on the Church of England Pensions Board. Mr William Seddon (St Albans) was elected unopposed.
- NB - there was also an uncontested election by the for an additional vacancy, filled by Richard Hubbard, by the employers participating in either the Church Workers Pension Fund or the Church Administrators Pension Fund.
16 November 2017
- Archbishops' Council Laity (casual vacancy) (356.86 KB)
20 October 2017
- Pensions Board - Clergy (Casual Vacancy) (339.41 KB)
21 September 2017
27 July 2017
- Church Commissioners - (Casual Vacancy) (195.15 KB)
- Crown Nominations Commission - Laity (231.5 KB)
- Crown Nominations Commission - Clergy (244.85 KB)
22 March 2017
- Business Committee - Chair (198.39 KB)
31 March 2016
- Summary of Results (31 March 2016) (97.68 KB)
- Council for Christian Unity - Clergy (212.38 KB)
- Council for Christian Unity - Laity (220.84 KB)
- Christian for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (200.21 KB)
- Ministry Council (238.23 KB)
- National Society (220.43 KB)
- Remuneration and Conditions of Service Committee (206.23 KB)
On the 31 March 2016 there was also an election to the House of Bishops Standing Committee. The Rt Revd Tim Thornton (then Bishop of Truro) was elected unopposed.
1 February 2016
- Summary of Results - 1 February 2016 (97.67 KB)
- Archbishops' Council - Clergy (223.88 KB)
- Archbishops' Council - Laity (232.51 KB)
- Archbishops' Council Finance Committee (223.12 KB)
- Legislative Committee - Laity (223.1 KB)
On the 1 February 2016 there was:
- An election of the House of Bishops to the Legislative Committee. The Rt Revd Alan Smith (Bishop of St Albans) was elected unopposed.
- An election of the House of Laity to the Archbishops' Council Audit Committee. Debbie Buggs (London) and Stephen Hogg (Leeds) were elected unopposed.
6 January 2016
- Results Summary - 6 January 2016 (123.29 KB)
On 6 January 2016 the following elections were held:
- Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury
- Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of York
- Chair of the House of Laity
- Vice-Chair of the House of Laity
- Archbishops' Council
- Church Commissioners
- Appointments Committee
- Business Commitee
- Finance Committee
- Church Buildings Council
- Dioceses Commission
- Cathedrals Fabric Commission
- Pensions Board
- Church Commissioners (casual vacancy)
- Pensions Board (casual vacancy)