2023 APCMs and APMs deadline
The deadline for holding 2023 APCMs and APMs is 31 May 2023.
Forms for APCMs
Resources for parishes including forms for Annual Parochial Church Meetings are available on the Parish Resources website at this link: https://www.parishresources.org.uk/pccs/apcms/
2023 Electoral Roll return form - available below
2023 Electoral Roll form return deadline: 01 July 2023
2020-2023 Deanery Synod - Parish Lay Representatives casual vacancy elections return form - available below.
2020 Church Representation Rules
New Church Representation Rules came into force on 1st January 2020. These are an important tool for all those involved in parochial, diocesan and national Church governance. A helpful summary of the changes is attached below, or can be found at
https://www.churchofengland.org/more/policy-and-thinking/church-representation-rules/church-representation-rules-online-introduction
An electronic version of the full 2020 edition is available at https://www.churchofengland.org/more/policy-and-thinking/church-representation-rules/church-representation-rules-online-contents .
It presents an entirely new text of the Church Representation Rules, replacing the previous Rules established in 1969 and amended numerous times over the following fifty years.
The new Rules aim to simplify local church governance and enable parishes to adapt the rules to best serve ministry and mission in their contexts. In addition, the new Rules are also designed:
• to be compliant with recent data protection legislation
• to provide for electronic communication
• to ensure better representation of mission initiatives in the Church’s structures
• to enable PCCs to do business by correspondence.
PCC Training
Resources for PCC training can be found on the Digital Learning Platform here
Contact
For queries about:
- APCMs
- APMs
- Parish Elections
- Deanery Elections
- Diocesan Elections
please email Heather Burge, Governance & Elections Lead and Diocesan Electoral Registration Officer
elections [at] leeds.anglican.org
