House of Laity of the Church of England

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constituent house of a synod deliberative assembly

The House of Laity of the Church of England is the representative assembly of lay members that, alongside the Houses of Bishops and Clergy, forms one of the three constituent parts of the Church’s General Synod.

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Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent house of a synod ⓘ deliberative assembly ⓘ
composition	lay members of the Church of England ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
decisionMakingPower	must normally consent to major legislative changes ⓘ votes on measures and canons ⓘ
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
electoralSystem	indirect election via diocesan synods ⓘ
elects	lay members to various synodical bodies and committees ⓘ
establishedBy	Synodical Government Measure 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingDocument	Standing Orders of the General Synod NERFINISHED ⓘ Synodical Government Measure 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	lay representatives ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
meetsAt	sessions of the General Synod ⓘ
meetsIn	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfConstituentHousesInSynod	3 ⓘ
parentOrganization	Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	General Synod of the Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	House of Laymen of the Church Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	to express the views of lay members on doctrine, worship, and policy ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
requiresForLegislation	approval for most measures to pass the General Synod ⓘ
role	participates in church legislation ⓘ participates in governance of the Church of England ⓘ represents lay members in the General Synod ⓘ
scopeOfRepresentation	laity from dioceses of the Church of England ⓘ
typeOfRepresentation	representative democracy within church governance ⓘ
votingRight	full voting rights in the General Synod ⓘ
worksAlongside	House of Bishops of the Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Clergy of the Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ

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House of Bishops of the Church of England → parallelBody → House of Laity of the Church of England ⓘ