Minutes of Proceedings
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Minutes of the (virtual) meeting of the Ecclesiastical Committee held on Tuesday 20 July 2021
at 10.00 am.
Present:
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Baroness Butler-Sloss (Chair) |
Sir Peter Bottomley MP |
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The Earl of Cork and Orrery |
Fiona Bruce MP |
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Lord Cormack |
Dr Lisa Cameron MP |
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Baroness Eaton |
Miriam Cates MP |
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Lord Faulkner of Worcester |
Sir Roger Gale MP |
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Baroness Harris of Richmond |
Rachael Maskell MP |
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Lord Jones |
Andrew Selous MP |
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Lord Lexden |
Sir Desmond Swayne MP |
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Lord Lisvane |
Stephen Timms MP |
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Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall |
Martin Vickers MP |
Declaration of Interests
Members of the Committee declared the following interests:
Sir Peter Bottomley
Parliamentary warden at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster
Fiona Bruce MP
Lay canon at Chester Cathedral
The Earl of Cork and Orrery
Governor of the Chichester Cathedral Restoration and Development Trust
Trustee of the Chichester Cathedral Millennium Endowment Trust
Lord Cormack
Deputy High Steward of Lincoln Cathedral
Baroness Eaton
Lay canon at Bradford Cathedral
Baroness Harris of Richmond
High steward of Ripon Cathedral
Nephew is a priest in the Isle of Man
Lord Lisvane
Married to a Church of England priest
Churchwarden (s2(a) and (f) of inserted 5A)
Stephen Timms MP
Member of the St Paul’s Cathedral Council
Martin Vickers MP
Member of the Lincoln Cathedral Council
Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure
The Committee considered the Measure, with the assistance of the following representatives of the General Synod:
The Rt Revd Jonathan Gibbs, Bishop of Huddersfield, Lead Bishop for Safeguarding
The Rt Worshipful Morag Ellis QC, Chair of the Steering Committee
Mr David Worlock, Deputy Director of Development, Safeguarding
The Reverend Alexander McGregor, Chief Legal Adviser
Mr William Nye, Secretary General
Mr Chris Packer, Legislative Counsel
Decision
The Committee deliberated.
It was moved that the Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure be deemed expedient.
The motion was agreed to.