Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024

10 Judges: training

(1) Before section 22 of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018 (but after the preceding cross-heading) insert—

“21A Training requirements for ecclesiastical judges

(1) The Dean of the Arches and Auditor may by regulations make provision as to the training requirements to be met by ecclesiastical judges.

(2) “Ecclesiastical judge” means—

(a) the Dean of the Arches and Auditor,

(b) the Vicar-General of each province,

(c) the chancellor of each diocese,

(d) the chair of a disciplinary tribunal for the purposes of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003, or

(e) the deputy of a person specified in paragraphs (a) to (d).

(3) The Dean may not make regulations under subsection (1) without having obtained the agreement of the Vicar-General of each province.

(4) The Dean may not include in regulations under subsection (1) provision as to the training requirements to be met by an ecclesiastical judge coming within subsection (2)(d) without having also obtained the agreement of the president of tribunals.

(5) Regulations under this section may make different provision for different purposes.

(6) Regulations under this section—

(a) must be laid before the General Synod, and

(b) may not come into force unless they have been approved by the Synod.”

(2) In section 94(1) of that Measure (regulations etc. to be made by statutory instrument), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the power to make regulations under section 21A (training requirements for ecclesiastical judges);”.