Disqualifications
A person is disqualified from being a churchwarden (or a member of a PCC) on the following grounds:
Disqualified from being a charity trustee under Section 72(1) of the Charities Act 1993 if:
- Convicted of any offence involving dishonesty or deception
- Bankrupt and has not been discharged
- Made a composition or arrangement with his creditors and has not been discharged
- Has been removed from the office of a charity trustee by an order made by the Charity Commissioners or the High Court on the grounds of any misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of the charity
- Has been disqualified from acting as a director
The precise wording of Section 72 of the Charities Act 1993 is printed at the end of the Church Representation Rules.
Convicted of any offence mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. Generally sexual or other offences relating to children.
Disqualified from being a churchwarden under section 10(6) of the Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977. Where there has been pastoral breakdown in a parish, the Bishop can institute an enquiry under this Measure. If the responsibility for the breakdown is that of a lay person, the Bishop can disqualify him from being a churchwarden in the future.
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