Church Representation Rules of the Church of England

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The Church Representation Rules of the Church of England are a set of canonical regulations that govern the election, membership, and functioning of the Church’s representative bodies at parish, deanery, diocesan, and national levels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Church of England rulebook
canonical regulation
ecclesiastical legislation
aimsTo ensure fair lay representation in the governance of the Church of England
provide uniform procedures for church elections
appliesTo Church of England NERFINISHED
authorizedBy Church of England (Synodical Government) Measure 1969 NERFINISHED
bindingOn deaneries of the Church of England
dioceses of the Church of England NERFINISHED
parishes of the Church of England
category Canon law of the Church of England NERFINISHED
codifiedIn Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 NERFINISHED
concerns parish electoral rolls
procedures for meetings of church representative bodies
qualifications for election to church offices
currentMajorVersionEffectiveFrom 1 January 2020
defines electoral roll officer role
lay representation in synods
structure of parochial church councils
terms of office for elected representatives
firstIntroducedIn 1920s
governs election of representatives in the Church of England
functioning of representative bodies in the Church of England
membership of representative bodies in the Church of England
governsBody General Synod of the Church of England NERFINISHED
deanery synods
diocesan synods
parish meetings
parochial church councils
jurisdiction Province of Canterbury NERFINISHED
Province of York NERFINISHED
language English
legalStatus part of the law of the Church of England
subordinate legislation under Church of England Measures
promulgatedBy General Synod of the Church of England NERFINISHED
publishedBy Church House Publishing NERFINISHED
publishedIn Church Representation Rules (as a separate volume) NERFINISHED
relatedTo Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 NERFINISHED
Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 NERFINISHED
Synodical Government Measure 1969 NERFINISHED
revisedBy Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 NERFINISHED
setsOut procedures for elections to General Synod
procedures for elections to deanery synods
procedures for elections to diocesan synods
procedures for meetings and decision‑making of PCCs
procedures for meetings and decision‑making of synods
rules for casual vacancies in representative bodies
rules for preparation and revision of parish electoral rolls

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Parochial Church Council of St Mary-le-Bow follows Church Representation Rules of the Church of England
Parochial Church Council of St James’s Piccadilly legalBasis Church Representation Rules of the Church of England