The Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009

Posts subject to potential pastoral reorganisation and priests-in-charge

30.—(1) Where—

(a) an office holder is appointed to hold office as an archdeacon or incumbent or a vicar in a team ministry or a deacon in a team ministry to which section 20(3A) of the Pastoral Measure 1983(1) applies, and

(b) at the time when the appointment is made, the mission and pastoral committee of the diocese in which the office is situated has invited the views of the interested parties before submitting proposals to the diocesan bishop in accordance with section 3 of that Measure for inclusion in a draft pastoral scheme or order which might affect the office,

the diocesan bishop may designate the office as an office which is subject to potential pastoral reorganisation and the statement of particulars required to be given to the office holder under regulation 3 above shall contain a declaration of that designation.

(2) If an office designated under paragraph (1) above ceases to exist in consequence of a pastoral scheme or order the office holder shall, provided that he is in receipt of a stipend or other emoluments, be entitled to compensation calculated in accordance with Schedule 4 to the Pastoral Measure 1983, except that any periodical payments or lump sum payable under paragraph 7(1) of that Schedule shall be based on the loss of one year’s service in his or her post and paragraph 13(1)(b) and (c), all the words following sub-sub-paragraph (c) and sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) of that paragraph shall not apply.

(3) If, following the designation of an office under paragraph (1) above, no pastoral scheme or order is made affecting the office within such period not exceeding five years immediately following the appointment of the office holder as may be specified by the bishop, the bishop shall notify the office holder that the office is no longer designated under that paragraph.

(4) Where notification is given to the office holder under paragraph (3) above, section 26 of and Schedule 4 to the Pastoral Measure 1983 shall apply to the office holder instead of paragraph (2) above.

(5) Paragraph (2) above shall also apply to any other office holder whose office ceases to exist in consequence of a pastoral scheme or order and who is not otherwise entitled to compensation under section 26 of and Schedule 4 to the Pastoral Measure 1983.

(6) Where the licence of a priest-in-charge appointed to a benefice during a vacancy is revoked, in accordance with section 3(4) of the Measure, the priest-in-charge shall be entitled to compensation calculated on the same basis as that on which compensation is calculated under paragraph (2) above.

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1983 No.1.