The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2013

How to start faculty proceedings – the petition

4.2.—(1) Proceedings for obtaining a faculty are started by submitting a petition to the court.

(2) A petition may be submitted by—

(a) the archdeacon (or in certain circumstances a person appointed by the bishop to act in place of the archdeacon);

(b) the minister and churchwardens of the parish concerned;

(c) the relevant person or body (in the case of a building included in the list maintained by the Church Buildings Council under section 1(1) of the Care of Places of Worship Measure 1999); or

(d) any other person appearing to the court to have a sufficient interest in the matter.

(3) A petition is submitted to the court by sending it to the diocesan registry.

(4) The fact that the petitioner has not complied with rule 3.1(1) (which makes provision for intending applicants to seek the advice of the Diocesan Advisory Committee) does not prevent proceedings for obtaining a faculty from being started.

(5) Paragraph (4) is without prejudice to rule 6.2 (which makes provision for the chancellor to seek the advice of the Diocesan Advisory Committee).