Member

The Church accepted that there should be the transparency of public hearings and made changes to the draft rules. Unfortunately, from that point of view, the lawyer to the committee pointed out, quite rightly, that these were ultra vires the Measure—in other words, they went beyond the measure—and therefore could not be accepted. Consequently, it had to go back to the General Synod. The committee is absolutely delighted with the current wording of Section 31(3) and is happy to find it expedient. So all is well now. It is an enormous improvement on the previous conduct Measure of 2003. Speaking personally, I cannot wait for it to become a part of the new system of the Church, because it is a huge improvement.