Written Question·Church Commissioners·UIN 88601

Clergy: Freedom of Expression

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what guidance the Church of England provides to clergy on the principle of freedom of speech.

Answer

Marsha De Cordova
The National Church Institutions do not provide specific guidance to clergy on the principle of freedom of speech.In the Guidelines for the Professional Conduct of the Clergy it states that:“The reputation of the Church in the community depends to a great...

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