Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021

15 Other responsibilities

(1) The DBE for a diocese has such other functions as are conferred on it by provision made by or under any other Measure or an Act of Parliament (whether the DBE is for that purpose referred to as the DBE or as “the appropriate diocesan authority” or “the appropriate religious body” or by some other description).

(2) The DBE for a diocese has such other functions in connection with education or with the other exclusively charitable work of the Church of England in relation to children and young people as the diocesan synod may confer on it by a scheme under section 3.

(3) But a function may not be conferred under subsection (2) which—

(a) relates to church schools or church educational endowments,

(b) is inconsistent with the DBE’s charitable purposes, or

(c) conflicts with a provision of this Measure or with provision made by or under any other Measure or an Act of Parliament.

(4) In a case where the Board of Finance is designated as the DBE for the diocese by a scheme under section 3, the reference in subsection (3)(b) of this section to the DBE’s charitable purposes is to be read as a reference to the Board of Finance’s charitable purposes so far as they relate to its functions as the DBE for the diocese.

(5) In a case where there is a joint DBE, this section has effect as if the power conferred by subsection (2) on the diocesan synod were a power conferred on the diocesan synods concerned acting jointly.

(6) The DBE for a diocese may do anything to facilitate, or anything which is conducive or incidental to, the exercise of its functions.