The House of Laity consists of members from each diocese of the two Provinces elected by lay members of the deanery synods (or annual meetings of the chaplaincies in the case of the Diocese in Europe) or chosen by and from the lay members of religious communities, together with ex officio members.
The Standing Committee of the House of Laity consists of the Chair and Vice-Chair, the members of the Business and Appointments Committees elected by the House and the members of the Archbishops' Council elected by the House.
Chair - Canon Dr James Harrison (Durham)
Vice-Chair - Canon Elizabeth Paver (Sheffield)
Secretary - Jenny Jacobs
Legal Adviser - Edward Dobson
Members of the Standing Committee
James Cary
Lucy Docherty
Sarah Finch
Anne Foreman
Robert Hammond
Jamie Harrison
Rachel Jepson
Elizabeth Paver
Clive Scowen
Minutes and Proceedings of the House
- Minutes - 28 July 2020.pdf (103.56 KB)
- Proceedings of the House - 8 July 2016 (189.6 KB)
- Minutes - 12 February 2020.pdf (132.52 KB)
- Minutes - 6 July 2019 (103.04 KB)
- Proceedings of the House - 20 Feburary 2019 (231.86 KB)
- Minutes - 22 February 2019 (104.79 KB)
- Minutes - 7 July 2018 (evening) (76.75 KB)
- Minutes - 7 July 2018 (lunchtime) (354.56 KB)
- Minutes - 9 February 2018 (261.56 KB)
- Minutes - 7 September 2017 (105.28 KB)
- Minutes - 8 July 2017 (180.88 KB)
- Minutes - 16 February 2017 (240.58 KB)
- Minutes - 9 July 2016 (12.28 KB)
- Minutes - 17 February 2016 (107.42 KB)
- Proceedings of the House - 8 July 2017 (317.14 KB)
Associated Documents
- The Role of the Chair (74.32 KB)