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Churchwardens
PCCs
&
The Law
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23 February 2015

2. Duties of CWs Canon E1 (4) Officers of the Bishop
Foremost in representing the laity and co-operating with the incumbent
Example to the parishioners in true religion
Promote unity and peace
Maintain order and decency in church and churchyard
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3. Duties of CWs
Canon E1 (5)
Vested of the property in the plate, ornaments and other moveable goods of he church
Must keep an inventory
Hand on to their successors
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4. Duties of CWs Canons F13 (4) Maintain records
Terrier – property or land owned eg. church hall
Inventory – a record of all movable items
Terrier and Inventory comprise the “Church Property Register”
Logbook – everything done to the church
Sign off annually and declare to PCC.
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5. Duties of CWs Canons F13 (3)
Appropriate permission or licence for repairs, removals and alterations
Faculty or Archdeacon’s permission
Before the work starts
Emergency faculty
List A items – just inform the Archdeacon
If in doubt ask!
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6. Duties of CWs
Scenario 1
The heating boiler has failed but you have found a contractor ready to take on the job. However the PCC has no money The curate finds an old painting behind a cupboard in the vestry. You have never seen it before. The curate takes it to an antique dealer friend who values it at £20,000 and says he will sell it for you. On the basis of this you give the go ahead for the boiler work.
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7. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Membership
Church Representation Rules
Clergy licensed to the parish
Other licensed ministers
Number of Readers as decided
Churchwardens
Deanery, Diocesan or General Synod Reps
Elected members
Co-opted – no more than 1/5 of elected or 2
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8. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Membership
How many elected?
Number on roll
Can be changed by APCM resolution for next time
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9. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Scenario 2
The Vicar sends out a revised PCC agenda on Sunday night for a PCC meeting to take place on the following Tuesday. However he says that the meeting will now be held on Thursday to allow the new Youth and Children’s Worker to join the PCC as a member. She will make a presentation explaining how the all-age Sunday Praise service will replace the 10.00am Holy Communion on the 3rd Sunday of each month.
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10. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Meetings
Not less than 4 meetings each year
10 days notice of time and place
7 days notice of agenda
Secretary is responsible
Quorum is 1/3 of all members
PCC meetings are not public meetings
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11. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Powers
decide with the incumbent on forms of public worship
make representation to the Bishop
agree to appointment or dismissal of organist
to be consulted on change of vesture
to make an annual budget and spend money
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12. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Standing Committee
at least 5 people
Incumbent and churchwardens
at least 2 nominated from the PCC
hold place for a year until APCM
enacts the PCCs business between meetings
may have delegated powers eg. budget
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13. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Scenario 3
Your church treasurer has served the church faithfully for many years. As he has got older his financial reports have become a bit erratic and the figures do not always exactly add up. Everyone loves him and knows that he is absolutely honest and they do not want to lose him.
This year, at the APCM, he circulated his figures for the previous year which he had only just finished. They were handwritten and hard to read.
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14. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Charity Trustees
PCC members are charity trustees
must act in accordance with charity law
6 Core principles
Charities Act and the PCC
Register if over £100,000 income
Responsible for activities and finance
Counting the money
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15. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Charity Trustees
Annual Report
statement of purpose
names of PCC
description of structure eg sub-committees
written statement of financial affairs
parish accounts, audited or examined and agreed by the PCC
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16. PCCs, Law and Good Practice
Resources
Archdeacon
Diocesan Registry
Books
Websites
If in doubt ask
Don’t accept the opinion of just anyone
“We’ve always done it like this” –could lead to trouble!
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