Governance and Policies
Governance
The Church of England have agreed with the Charity Commission that for the purposes of agreeing (governing documents', Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) are governed by two pieces of legislation:
The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended. This defines the principal function, or purpose, of the PCC as "promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church". You can find the full text of the PCC Powers Measure in its currently amended form on the legislation.gov.uk database at: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Eliz2/4-S/3/contents
The Church Representation Rules (contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 as amended) You can find the full text of the Church Representation Rules in its currently amended form on the legislation.gov.uk database at: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1969/2/schedule/3
The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended. This defines the principal function, or purpose, of the PCC as "promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church". You can find the full text of the PCC Powers Measure in its currently amended form on the legislation.gov.uk database at: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Eliz2/4-S/3/contents
The Church Representation Rules (contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 as amended) You can find the full text of the Church Representation Rules in its currently amended form on the legislation.gov.uk database at: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1969/2/schedule/3
For more information on the governance and accountability of the Church of England and its churches please visit the Church of England website here
Policies
Bedworth Parish aspires at all times to care for, and to value, its staff, members and volunteers. To help us do this, we have a Staff Handbook for those employed by Bedworth Parish PCC. For policies relating to safeguarding please see here. For policies relating to GDPR and data protection please see here.
For all other policies please click on one of the links below:
For all other policies please click on one of the links below:
- Conflict of Interests
- Social Media and Online Activity guidance for Young People
- PCC Grievance and Disciplinary Policies
- Legacy Policy
- Lone Worker Policy
- Photography and Videography Policy
- Expenditure and Procurement Policy
- Data breach Policy
- CCTV Policy
- Equality and Diversity Policy
- Policy Statement for recruitment of ex-offenders
- Safeguarding Policy
Forms
Here are some of the forms that are regularly used by Bedworth parish.