National Church Governance Programme

As the National Church Governance Programme has proceeded we have been asked for some of the earlier review documents and supporting information. Documents or links are given here to useful background texts to help all who are being consulted.
We have also included here links to the recordings of Synod Debates.

Project Board - reports to the General Synod

The National Church Governance Project Board has reported regularly to the General Synod - the reports are listed in full here:

July 2021 - GS Misc 1319 - Governance Review Update
February 2023 - GS 2290 - National Church Governance - Interim Report and Initial Recommendations for Consultation
February 2023 Fringe Meeting Slide Pack
July 2023 - GS 2307 Report and Recommendations
July 2023 - Link to the You-tube recording of the debate in Synod, Sunday 9 July 2023

The 2021 Governance Review Group Report GS2239

The 2021 Report of the Governance Review Group (GS 2239) which was presented to the General Synod in November 2021.

The introductory document GS2249 by the Bishop of Leeds when the GRG report was brought for debate at the General Synod in February 2022.

the 1995 Governance Review - Working As One Body

"Working As One Body", referred to as The Turnbull Report, 1995, which gave rise to the current National Church governance structure, can be found here.