Factual description of the House of Clergy (one of the 3 Houses of Synod)

Practical information and advice for clergy. 

Information on the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 and how to make an allegation of misconduct.

Find out how your Clergy pension works.

Payroll Services (Clergy Team) pay a stipend to most clergy and licensed layworkers in parochial appointments. We do not employ the clergy, but we are responsible for making payments to the HMRC

Links to clergy HR legislation, policy and guidance.

The National Register of the Church’s clergy with a licence or Permission to Officiate (PTO) is now publicly available on the Church of England website.

Guidelines for the Professional Conduct of the Clergy.

The Covenant for Clergy Care and Wellbeing was made an Act of Synod at the February 2020 Group of Sessions of the General Synod. The Covenant is the expressed view of the mind of the Church of England on issues relating to clergy care and wellbeing.