Church of England Pensions Measure 2018

Members

1 (1) The Board has 20 members, including the chair.

(2) The chair is appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, with the approval of the General Synod.

(3) Eight members, each of whom must either be in pensionable service or be in receipt of a pension under a scheme administered by the Board, are elected as follows—

(a) one is elected by the House of Bishops, and must be in episcopal orders and a member of the funded scheme or the past service scheme,

(b) four are elected by the House of Clergy, none of them being in episcopal orders and each of them being a member of the funded scheme or the past service scheme,

(c) two are elected by and from the members of the workers’ fund, and

(d) one is elected by and from the members of the administrators’ fund.

(4) Two members are elected by and from the House of Laity.

(5) Two members are elected by the employers who participate in the workers’ fund or the administrators’ fund; and the elections must be conducted under arrangements approved by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

(6) One member is appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

(7) One member is appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York after consulting persons who—

(a) are officers or members of a diocesan board of finance or are members of the House of Clergy or the House of Laity elected for a diocese, and

(b) are chosen under arrangements approved by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to represent dioceses in consultations on financial matters.

(8) Four members are appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York after consultation with the Chairman of the House of Laity and the Chair of the Appointments Committee of the Church of England.

(9) One member is appointed by the Church Commissioners.

(10) The provisions of the Standing Orders of the General Synod relating to elections apply to elections to the Board.

(11) The functions of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York under this paragraph are exercisable by them jointly.