Discussion on safeguarding

• Presentation given on the formation of the independent safeguarding board
• Gavin Drake brought forth an amendment that was thrown out on procedural grounds.
• General Support for the work of the ISB

Environmentally friendly adjustments to faculty rules.

• Marcus Walker's two amendments on reducing the burden on PCCs are defeated.
• Amendment to allow Arch Deacon's to make calls on emergency boiler replacement falls by just a few votes.
• Faculty amendments over overwhelmingly supported. 

Challenging slavery and human trafficking

• Amendment brought forward giving more detail about practical actions to address the issue.
• Passionate stories about real world cases and where issues persist.
• An appeal from the Bishop of Bristol to support her challenge to the upcoming border's bil.

Clergy remunerations

• Value of the stipend has been steadily falling.
• Consideration needed for candidate diversity as there may be many examples of people who don't have external support.
• No plan to reverse cuts to clergy pensions.

Setting God's People Free

• Great examples of where lay people are being empowered in their daily worship.
• Made very clear it is not about cutting clergy but about empowering everybody.
• Parish church needs to be saved but also transformed. Paper taken note of.

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