Canons of Church of England in Jersey

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A decision made on 3 December 2010 regarding the lodging of proposition: Canons of the Church of England in Jersey (P179/2010)

Decision Reference: MD-C-2010-0089
Decision Summary Title :	Amended Canons of the Church of England in Jersey		Date of Decision Summary:	29th November 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Project and Research Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Amended Canons of the Church of England in Jersey		Date of Written Report:	29th November 2010
Written Report Author:	The Dean of Jersey		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: The Chief Minister agreed to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the attached R & P regarding the amendment to the Canons of the Church of England in Jersey.
Decision(s): The Chief Minister seeks the endorsement by the States to amend the Canons of the Church of England in Jersey as approved by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Winchester, the Dean of Jersey, the Ecclesiastical Court and the Deanery Synod in Jersey. The draft Canons may then be submitted to Her Majesty with a request that an Order in Council be issued to bring them into force in Jersey.
Reason(s) for Decision: This project has been ongoing for almost fifteen years and within the last 18 months the issue that was holding up the process relating to the practises needed in place if a Priest were to be accused of any wrongdoing, has finally been resolved. These amended Canons have been amended with the consent of the Bishop of Winchester, the Dean of Jersey, the Clergy in the Ecclesiastical Court and these bodies feel that the Amended Canons should be laid before the States of Jersey as they provide solid legal framework within which the Church can fulfil its ministry within the island. To come into force, the States Assembly must agree these Canons and it is the responsibility of the States as a whole to ensure the freedoms of the Church in Jersey enshrined within the Canons, are preserved and enhanced by this amendment.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications
Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the Projet to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration by the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator T.A. Le Sueur, Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):