PROCEEDINGS IN THE GENERAL SYNOD
19. The Measure was introduced into the Synod
for First Consideration in November 2010. It was received positively
by the Synod and committed to a Revision Committee. It received
detailed scrutiny from the Revision Committee and then from the
Synod at the Revision Stage in July 2011. The process of revision
resulted in a number of amendments being made.
20. A small number of further, technical, amendments
were made to the Measure at the Final Drafting stage which was
also taken at the July 2011 group of sessions of the Synod. The
Final Approval stage immediately followed when the Measure received
the unanimous support of all three Houses.
21. The voting on the Measure at the end of the
Final Approval stage was as follows-
Ayes Noes
Bishops 27 0
Clergy 168 0
Laity 172 0
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