The Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009

Right to time spent on public duties

24.—(1) An office holder may, subject to paragraph (2) below, spend time on public duties other than the duties of his or her office.

(2) The amount of time which an office holder may spend on public duties under this regulation, the occasions on which and any conditions subject to which the time may be spent, are those that are reasonable in all the circumstances, having regard, in particular, to—

(a) how much time is required for the performance of the particular public duty;

(b) how much time has already been spent on public duties under this regulation;

(c) the nature of the office and its duties and the effect of the absence of the office holder on the performance of the duties of the office; and

(d) any remuneration which the office holder is entitled to receive in connection with the duties of the office.

(3) In the event of any dispute as to any of the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (2) above, the matter shall be determined by the diocesan bishop or, in the case of an office holder who is a diocesan bishop, the archbishop of the province in which the diocese is situated.

(4) In this regulation “public duties” means—

(a) any work done for a public authority, including membership of a court or tribunal, or for a charity within the meaning of the Charities Act 2006(1) or an incorporated or a registered friendly society, and

(b) any work done in connection with the activities of an independent trade union representing office holders of a description which includes the person in question.

(1)

2006 c.50.