Most clergy hold office under Common Tenure and are either beneficed or licensed office holders. Licences may be of several types. Common Tenure confers on clergy, who are not subject to employment law, certain legal rights and obligations. All clergy are subject to the same standards as outlined in the Clergy discipline measure and Guidelines for the Conduct of Clergy. Some Frequently Asked Questions are answered here.

Review of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.

Information about legislation that covers parish reorganisation, including closing church buildings and finding new uses for them. 

All relevant information, documents and papers for the July 2011 Group of Sessions.

Information about the ongoing review of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011

It’s unusual to require a Common Licence but this page explains the basic information about them if you’ve been advised that you need one.

Chaplains will be offering comfort to the thousands of people expected to queue to see Her Late Majesty The Queen Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall.

Common Worship is a family of volumes which, together with the Book of Common Prayer, make up the official liturgical resources of the Church of England.

All relevant information, documents and papers for the February 2011 Group of Sessions.

The Rev Mia Hilborn, Senior Brigade Chaplain at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, writes about her experience of the Coronavirus pandemic.