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Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011
Draft Pastoral Scheme
Church Commissioners have prepared a draft Scheme in respect of proposals sent to them by the
Bishop of Chichester for the union of the benefice of Fishbourne (also known as New Fishbourne) and
the benefice of Appledram (their constituent parishes to remain distinct); for the alteration of the names
of the constituent parishes; for the appointment of the first incumbent of the new benefice; for her
parsonage house to be that of the benefice of Fishbourne (also known as New Fishbourne); and for the
future patronage arrangements for the new benefice.
The draft Scheme is on our website www.churchofengland.org/consultation or you may obtain a copy
from me. Large print and/or audio copies are available on request. Anyone may make
representations for or against all or any part of the draft Scheme (please include the reasons for your
views) by post or, preferably, by email to reach me no later than midnight on Monday 9 December
2024. If I have not acknowledged its receipt, please ring or e-mail me. For administrative purposes, a
petition will be classed as a single representation and we will only correspond with the sender of the
petition, if known, or otherwise the first signatory for whom we can identify an address – “the primary
petitioner”.
• When making a representation, please indicate the nature of your interest in the proposals (e.g.
parishioner, member of parochial church council, etc) and whether you would like an opportunity to
speak to the Commissioners regarding your representation if they decide a hearing should be held
regarding the case. Please ensure we have contact information so that we can be in touch with you
regarding later stages of the process.
• If we receive representations against the draft Scheme, we will send them, and any representations
supporting the draft Scheme, to the Bishop whose views will be sought. Individual representors and the
primary petitioner will then receive copies of the correspondence with the Bishop (including copies of all
the representations) and will be told whether a hearing is to be held. They and individual petitioners
may comment further to the Commissioners. Copies of all of the representations received (which will
include your name but not your contact details) and associated correspondence will be published on
the Commissioners’ website if the matter needs to be considered by the Commissioners.
• If a hearing is held, anyone may attend the meeting of the Commissioners’ Committee that considers
the case and representors may have an opportunity to speak to it. Otherwise, if a hearing is not to be
held, the case will be considered in private and you will be informed accordingly.
• When we acknowledge representations we will let individual representors (and the primary petitioner)
know the next few dates of our Committee’s meetings. We will confirm the actual date if a hearing is to
be held nearer the time.
• The Committee will decide if the draft Scheme should proceed when it considers all the representations
on the basis of a paper prepared by the Commissioners’ staff and any points raised at the meeting. The
Commissioners will notify all representors of their decision and give a statement of the reasons for it.
• If they so decide, any representor or petitioner against the draft Scheme may seek leave from the Privy
Council to appeal against the decision.
• Please see www.churchofengland.org/consultation for further information about the procedure.
Shaman Durrant
Tel: 020 7898 1893
Email address: [email protected]
Church Commissioners, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ
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