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Channel Islands Measure 2020
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General Synod of the Church of England
Long title A Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England to make provision for enabling the attachment of the Channel Islands to the diocese of Salisbury; to make further provision for the application of Church Measures to the Channel Islands; and to make further provision for Church representation for the Channel Islands
Citation 2020, No. 2
Territorial extent England (including the Crown Dependencies)
Dates
Royal assent 22 July 2020
Commencement 22 July 2020 (§1, §3); [1] 19 July 2022, 2 September 2022 (§2, §4 in Jersey); [2] [3] 9 November 2022 (§2, §4 in Guernsey) [4]
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Channel Islands Measure 2020 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Channel Islands Measure 2020 (No. 2) is a Church of England measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England transferring the Deanery of Guernsey and Deanery of Jersey from Diocese of Winchester to the Diocese of Salisbury.

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Background

In March 2013 the Bishop of Winchester suspended the Dean of Jersey over safeguarding issues. [5] The next month, he was reinstated and the Bishop issued an apology. [6]

In June 2013, the Bishop of Winchester apologised to the victim for the handling of her case in 2008. [7] And the next month, Anglican church members in the Channel Islands met in their deanery synod, to discuss concerns about their relationship with the Church of England including whether the islands should stay in the Diocese of Winchester. [8]

In November 2013, the Church of England announced that there would be no disciplinary action against any Jersey Anglican member, following an inquiry into the original abuse issue, [9] which had been commissioned in In May 2013 and led by a senior judge, Dame Heather Steel. [10]

In January 2014, some responsibilities for the Deaneries were transferred to the Diocese of Canterbury. [11] In March, Anglican Churches in Jersey were been told they would have to continue to pay their Parish Share to the Diocese of Winchester. [12]

In total estimates for the costs of these inquiries ranged from £190,000 to £600,000 at that point. [13] [14]

In September 2019, the Church of England published a report laying out Salisbury as the best diocese for the Deaneries to be a part of, because there were good transport links between both airports and Southampton and Sarum College would allow for more training opportunities. [15] The report also noted historical links between the Diocese of Salisbury and the Channel Islands deaneries: in 1496 the then Pope sought to establish a connection, and that the first bishop to visit the Islands was Bishop John Fisher of Salisbury in 1818. [15]

Passage

The measure fully transferring all responsibility to the Diocese of Salisbury for the two Deaneries was passed by the General Synod in October 2019. [16]

The measure was approved by the Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament. [17] The measure was approved by the House of Commons through the Delegated Legislation Committee on 15th July 2020. [18] The measure was approved by the House of Lords on 15th July 2020. [19]

Commencement

The legislation transferring the Deanery of Jersey was approved on 19 July 2022. [2] This was registered by the Royal Court on 2 September 2022. [3]

The Deanery of Guernsey was finally transferred on 9 November 2022 with the legislation maintaining certain ceremonial relationships between the Bishop of Winchester and the Elizabeth College. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ ": Section 5", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 22 July 2020, (s. 5), retrieved 9 September 2024
  2. 1 2 "The Attachment of Jersey to the Diocese of Salisbury Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 19 July 2022, SI 2022/867, retrieved 9 September 2024
  3. 1 2 "Attachment of Jersey to the Diocese of Salisbury Order 2022". Jersey Legal Information Board. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 "The Channel Islands (Attachment of the Bailiwick of Guernsey to the Diocese of Salisbury) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 9 November 2022, SI 2022/1180, retrieved 9 September 2024
  5. ↑ "Dean of Jersey suspended by Bishop of Winchester". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024. The Safeguarding Panel found there were failures in the implementation of policies in relation to a complaint by a vulnerable adult parishioner in 2008.
  6. ↑ "Dean of Jersey is reinstated after apology". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024. The Very Reverend Bob Key was suspended in March by the Bishop of Winchester, who oversees Jersey.
  7. ↑ "Bishop of Winchester apologises to Jersey 'abuse victim'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024. The Bishop of Winchester has apologised to the woman at the heart of an abuse complaint inquiry involving the Anglican Church in Jersey. The Right Reverend Tim Dakin said he had given a "personal and direct apology" to the woman known as "HG".
  8. ↑ "Channel Islands and Church relationship concerns raised". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024. The discussions included if the islands should stay in the Winchester Diocese.
  9. ↑ "No Jersey clergy to be disciplined over abuse complaint handling". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Judge leads Jersey church abuse inquiry". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024. An ex-appeal judge will lead a church investigation into an abuse complaint against a church warden that led to the dean having his commission withdrawn.
  11. ↑ "Channel Island church in Winchester split". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2024. The Most Reverend Justin Welby said it was an interim arrangement.
  12. ↑ "Jersey churches 'must keep paying Winchester diocese'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Channel Island church inquiries cost £190,000". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Channel Island church inquiries 'could cost £645,000'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  15. 1 2 Chartres, Richard (30 September 2019). THE REPORT OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S COMMISSION ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS TO THE WIDER CHURCH OF ENGLAND (PDF) (Report). Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2024.
  16. ↑ Davies, Madeleine; Williams, Hattie; Becket, Adam; Wyatt, Tim (9 October 2019). "General Synod digest: Channel Islands transfer approved". Church Times. Church Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Ecclesiastical Committee (30 June 2020). Channel Islands Measure (Report). Houses of Parliament. p. 4. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024. It was moved that the Chanel Islands Measure be deemed expedient.
  18. ↑ "Channel Islands Measure". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . House of Commons. 15 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "Channel Islands Measure". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Vol. 804. House of Lords. 15 July 2020. col. 1719–1720.
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