SCHEDULE A: NO FACULTY REQUIRED AND NO CONSULTATION NECESSARY
THIS SCHEDULE lists very minor matters relating to churches, which may be undertaken without a Faculty and for which no prior consultation or other authorisation is required.

Exclusions
i. Matters concerning items which, in their own right, are of historic, architectural or archaeological importance. These matters will require a Faculty.
ii. Minor repairs or alterations to churches designed and/or built as a cohesive whole. These matters should be dealt with under the Schedule B procedure.
iii. Any items introduced under this Schedule and having a commemorative plaque or inscription unless:
a) the wording merely states that it is in memory of a particular person and gives his or her dates of birth and death, together (if so desired) with a scriptural reference; and
b) the inscription is on the underside of the particular item or the plaque is no larger than 3½" x 2" (90mm x 50mm).
In all other instances a Faculty will be required.

SCHEDULE A
Alarm systems - Regular maintenance
Albs or surplices - Introduction or disposal of on a like for like basis
Altar linen - Introduction or disposal
Banners - Introduction for no longer than 3 months in any one year
Bell frames - De-rusting and repainting (in existing colours)
Bell ropes - Renewal
Bell stays (Wooden) - Repair and replacement
Bibles - Introduction, replacement (provided they are approved by the General Synod under the provisions of the Church of England (Worship & Doctrine) Measure 1974) or disposal of (but not disposal of hand-bound or other valuable books)
Bird Netting - Replacement
Boards & Banners - Introduction for no longer than 3 months in any one year
Carpets & Curtains - Repair or replacement (like for like) & fireproofing
Chimneys & flues - Repairs Not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Choir Music - Introduction, replacement or disposal (but not the disposal of hand bound or other valuable books)
Choir Robes - Introduction or disposal of on a like for like basis
Christmas cribs - Introduction for no longer than 3 months in any one year
Churchyards - Routine clearing + maintenance
Churchyard fences, gates and seats - Routine maintenance
Clocks & clock faces - Inspection & routine maintenance
Cruets - Introduction or disposal
Curtains - Repair or replacement
Cushions - Introduction, replacement or disposal (individual)
Decorative banners - Introduction for no longer than 3 months in any one year
Doors - Repainting in existing colour, oiling or lime treatment of wooden doors previously so treated.
Downpipes - Rodding and clearing (minimum use of chemical spray)
Drains - Rodding and clearing (minimum use of chemical spray)
Easter gardens - Introduction for no longer than 3 months in any one year
Electrical systems - Regular inspection & maintenance
Exhibitions - Introduction for no longer than 3 months in any one year
Fire extinguishers - Regular maintenance
Flagpoles - Renewal/replacement of unchanged design
Flashings - Renewal of Not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Floor repairs - Minor repairs to stone floor not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Gates - Repainting in existing colour, oiling or lime treatment of wooden gates previously so treated. De-rusting
Glass - Introduction, replacement or disposal of glass cruets
Gulleys - Rodding and clearing of vegetation (to include the minimum use of chemical sprays)
Gutters/downpipes - Regular clearance, overhaul or repair not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Harmoniums - Tuning & routine maintenance & adjustments
Hassocks - Introduction, replacement or disposal (individual)
Heating systems - Regular maintenance
Hymn Books - Introduction, replacement or disposal of (but not the disposal of hand bound or other valuable books)
Ironwork - Repainting & de-rusting to windows, doors, gates, oil tanks, bell frames & weather vanes (using a suitable rust proof paint in existing colours)
Kneelers - Introduction, replacement or disposal (individual)
Lead Burning - Small areas not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Lightning conductor - Regular inspection and maintenance
Loop system - Routine maintenance
Mowing Equipment - Provision & maintenance
Notice boards - Repainting in existing colour and provided no alteration is made except for changing the details of an office holder or times of services
Oil tank & stand - De-rusting & repainting
Organs - Tuning, routine maintenance & adjustments
Pew Platforms - Minor repairs not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Piano - Tuning, routine maintenance & adjustments; maintenance using matching materials
Plastering - Small areas (where there are no archaeological implications or wall paintings) not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Registers - Purchase of new registers – but not books of Remembrance
Deposit of closed Registers and other parochial records in the Diocesan Record Office
Rendering - Small areas (where there are no archaeological implications or wall paintings) not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Robes - Introduction or disposal all on a like for like basis
Roofs - Clearing of vegetation (to include the minimum use of chemical sprays)
Roofs – Felt Repairs to roofing felt not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Roofs – Flashings Renewal of flashings not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Roofs – Tiles/Slates Replace broken tiles or slates (like for like) not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Service Books - Introduction, replacement or disposal of (provided they are approved by the General Synod under the provisions of the Church of England (Worship & Doctrine) Measure 1974 but not disposal of hand bound or other valuable books)
Smoke Detectors - Routine maintenance
Stonework - Lime treatment to small areas of stone (where there are no archaeological implications or wall paintings)
not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Surplices - Introduction or disposal on a like for like basis
Timber treatment - Except where bats are present not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Vases - Introduction, replacement or disposal
Ventilators - Overhaul not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Vergers Robes - Disposal or introduction of on a like for like basis
Walls - Clearing of vegetation (to include the minimum use of chemical sprays)
Weather vane - Renewal/replacement of unchanged design, de-rusting and repainting not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Windows - Replacement of broken window panes (except for stained or historic glass); de-rusting and repainting not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)
Window guards - Like for like replacement of window guards (not in galvanised steel) not exceeding £500 (exclusive of VAT)

THIS SCHEDULE lists relatively minor matters relating to churches which may be undertaken without a Faculty as long as the conditions and procedures set out below are satisfied.

Exclusions
i. Matters concerning items which, in their own right, are of historic, architectural or archaeological importance. These matters will require a Faculty.
ii. Any items introduced under this Schedule and having a commemorative plaque or inscription unless:
a) the wording merely states that it is in memory of a particular person and gives his or her dates of birth and death, together (if so desired) with a scriptural reference; and
b) the inscription is on the underside of the particular item or the plaque is no larger than 3½" x 2".
In all other instances a Faculty will be required.

Conditions and Procedures
Before undertaking any of the items in this Schedule, the following conditions must be fulfilled:
i. The applicants should send to the Secretary of the Diocesan Advisory Committee
a) Full details, plus specifications and costings where relevant.
b) A copy of the Resolution of the PCC authorising the work, together with the voting figures
c) Written assurance that there is no reason to suppose the proposals would be opposed by a significant body of opinion in the Parish, and
d) Written assurance that the work has not yet commenced.
ii. The applicants must await authorisation to proceed. If the Diocesan Advisory Committee recommends the proposals, the Secretary to the Committee will refer the proposals (together with its written advice) to the Archdeacon for his/her approval, and, if so approved, a letter of authority will be issued. If at any stage it is considered that the matter should be dealt with by Faculty, then the necessary documents will be forwarded to the applicants.

SCHEDULE B
Alarm systems - Installation also requires insurers agreement
Altar frontals & falls - Replacement (solely displaying traditional Christian symbolism)
Amplifiers - Replacement
Bells, bell bearings, bell clappers, bell frames - Inspection and routine maintenance
Bird netting - Introduction of
Boiler Replacement & repair - Investigative works (not affecting the appearance of the church) may require insurers agreement
Brickwork - Small areas of pointing; replacing small areas of brick or stone (like for like) Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Carpentry & joinery - Repairs of louvres, modern doors and furnishings
Chimneys & flues - Minor fabric repairs Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Churchyard walls - Repairs (no archaeology)
Clocks & clock faces - Minor repairs and overhauls, including repainting clock faces as previously
Copings - Replacement of, like for like Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Cupboards in vestry Introduction or disposal
Curtains in vestry or tower (unseen) - Introduction or disposal
Cushions - Introduction or disposal (all or substantial number)
Dehumidifiers - Introduction or disposal
Display Boards - Introduction or disposal (freestanding only)
Doors - modern - Repairs
Drains - Repairs to existing
Electrical socket or light fitting - Introduction (provided the existing capacity is sufficient) also requires insurers agreement
Fences - Repairs (where there are no archaeological implications)
Fire alarms - Installation also requires insurers agreement
Fire alarms - Routine maintenance
Fire extinguishers - Introduction or disposal
Flagpoles - Renewal or replacement of (Not lightning conductors) Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Floor repairs - Minor repairs to stone floor Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Flower stands - Introduction or disposal
Furnishing & Fabric - Disposal of minor items which have no historical or artistic merit. Repairs to furnishings
Gates - Repair
Gutters/downpipes - Overhaul or replacement Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Hassocks - Introduction or disposal of a substantial number
Heating systems - Investigative works
Heating - Replacement & repair of pumps, boiler, heating mechanisms & radiators not affecting the appearance of the church may require insurers agreement
Hedges - Planting
Hymn Boards - Introduction or disposal
Investigations - Timbers, parapet gutters, settlement, heating systems & leaks
Kneelers - Introduction or disposal of substantial number
Lead Burning - Small areas Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Leaks - Investigative works
Light fittings - Introduction of (providing the existing capacity is sufficient) also requires insurers agreement
Lightning conductor - Removal if faulty also requires insurers agreement
Loop system - Installation also requires insurers agreement
Louvres - Repairs
Oil tank & stand - Disposal
Parapet gutters - Investigative works
Paths - Resurfacing – like for like
Pew Platforms - Minor repairs Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Plastering - Small areas (where there are no archaeological implications or wall paintings) Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Pointing - Small areas Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Pumps - Replacement & repair not affecting the appearance of the church may require insurer’s agreement
Radiators - Replacement & repair not affecting the appearance of the church may require insurer’s agreement
Ramps - Introduction or disposal
Redecoration - Areas less than the whole church or less than the whole nave or chancel with agreed materials, provided the same colour is used as previously
Rendering - Small areas (where there are no archaeological implications or wall paintings) Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Roofs – Felt Repairs to roofing felt Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Roofs – Flashings Renewal of flashings Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Roofs – Tiles/Slates Replace broken tiles or slates(like for like) Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Safes (in vestry) - Introduction or disposal
Security lights - Installation also requires insurers agreement
Security lights - Routine maintenance
Settlement - Investigative works
Smoke Detectors - Installation also requires insurers agreement
Song Books - Introduction, replacement or disposal but not disposal of hand bound or other valuable books
Stonework - Replacement of small areas of stone or brick (like for like); lime treatment to areas of stone. (where there are no archaeological implications or wall paintings) Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Tell Tales - Introduction or disposal
Timbers - Investigative works
Timber treatment - Except where bats are present Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Trees - Planting Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Ventilators - Overhaul Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Vestments - Replacement
Weather vane - Renewal or replacement of (not lightning conductors) Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Windows - Replacement of broken window panes (except for stained or historic glass) renewal of window guards Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)
Window guards - Like for like replacement of window guards (not in galvanised steel) Not exceeding £5,000 (exclusive of VAT)