Simplification of Faculty Applications – Lists A & B

From 1st January 2016 there are two lists of ‘matters not requiring a Faculty’: ‘List A and ‘List B’. ‘List A’ matters are works which the PCC can carry out on their church without a Faculty. ‘List B’ matters are works which first require the written permission of the Archdeacon.

No works to a church building may be carried out without the authority of a permission called a Faculty. From 1st January 2016 there are two lists of ‘matters not requiring a Faculty’: ‘List A’ and ‘List B’.

‘List A’ matters are works which the PCC can carry out on their church without a Faculty. ‘List B’ matters are works which first require the written permission of the Archdeacon. Certain conditions apply to these works. Please read the ChurchCare web-page on the national ‘Minor Matters’ Lists A & B for full details, including the two lists. Clergy, churchwardens and other PCC officers should contact their Archdeacon or the DAC Office.

This is part of the Church of England’s “Simplification” agenda, and background information on this can be found on the ChurchCare and Renewal & Reform websites.