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Public notices in the time of Covid-19
All churches are closed by order of the Archbishops dated 23 March 2020 and to comply with the requirements of the Coronavirus Act 2020.
It is therefore not possible or practical for public notices to be displayed within church buildings.
Therefore, pursuant to Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015 rule 6.7(1)(b), until further notice the Diocesan Chancellor, The Revd Justin Gau, has dispensed with the requirement of displaying a public notice within the church in relation to any faculty application submitted after 23 March 2020.
However, so that interested parties are still made aware of any proposed faculty applications the Chancellor has issued the following directions:
1.The public notice must be displayed outside the church and in accordance with the social distancing rules issued by HM Government.
2.The public notice must be displayed on any church or parish Facebook group, church or parish Instagram account, church or parish Twitter account, church or parish WhatsApp group or any other social media (electronic or otherwise) used by the church.
3.At the end of the public notice period the petitioners are to confirm in writing that they are not aware of any potential objections which have been or might have been triggered by the giving of the public notice.
A full copy of the Chancellor’s directions can be found here.
