C of E clergy over 70 – changes to terms of service

September 21, 2017

The effect of the latest amendments to the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009 that came into effect on 1 July has been to change certain aspects of the provisions governing how clergy over 70 hold office.

Patrick Shorrock, HR Adviser at the Archbishops’ Council, summarised the changes in Archdeacons’ News, Bulletin no. 26 July 2017. With his permission, the Law & Religion UK blog has posted his revised version of that summary.

C of E clergy over 70 – changes to terms of service