03 Oct 2017
The Archbishops’ Council has published its Age Limit Guidance pursuant to the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009. The Guidance includes an introductory overview, reproduced below. The full document includes explanations relating...
02 Oct 2017
The inaugural Bekynton Lecture was delivered by Professor Norman Doe, Director of the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff Law School, on Sunday 1 October 2017 in Wells Cathedral’s magnificent Education Room, off the Cloisters, built through funds raised by the...
01 Oct 2017
On 15 September, Sir Philip Mawer, the Independent Reviewer appointed under the Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests (Resolution of Disputes Procedure) Regulations 2014, published his review of the nomination to the See of Sheffield. The review was...
27 Sep 2017
Frances Godden was elected to the ELS Committee in April 2017. She is currently Deputy Diocesan Secretary for the Diocese of Ely in April 2016, having formerly been its Deputy Registrar. Frances is also the Secretary to the DAC and the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral...
27 Sep 2017
The Michaelmas 2017 edition of our newsletter is now available. Download
21 Sep 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...