Meetings – APCM
The APCM for 2023 must take place between 1 January and 31 May. Information and advice regarding the APCM and the Revision of the Electoral Roll is given below:
Covering letter to PCC Secretaries December 2022
Notes for PCC Secretaries for 2023 APCMs
2023 APCM timetable
Church Electoral Roll Certificate 2023 (in Word format)
all produced by Diocesan Office (December 2022)
Training sessions for APCM’s in 2023 were held via Zoom on Wednesday 18 and Tuesday 24 January 2023. If you missed the training a recording , the presentation slides and a list of FAQs are available below:
APCM Training 2023 – recording
2023 is a revision year for the Electoral Roll, not a complete renewal. The forms needed for Revision of the electoral roll can be found below. Both Word and pdf files are provided.
- Form for notification of the revision of Electoral Roll in Word and as a pdf
- Form for application for enrolment onto the Electoral Roll in Word and as a pdf
The application form above contains specific advice re. GDPR considerations in the notes.
Forms for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting can be found below and on the Parish Resources website. Again, versions are provided in both Word and pdf. The word files can more easily be edited locally).
- Form for advertising the APCM in Word and as a pdf
- Form for notice for election of churchwardens in word and as a pdf
- Form for nomination of Churchwardens in word and as a pdf
- Form for nomination of PCC members in word and as a pdf
- Form for notification of APCM results in word and as a pdf
- Form for nomination of Deanery Synod members in word and as a pdf
Elections to Deanery Synods
Deanery Synod representatives for the current triennium were elected at the 2020 APCMs. Their term of office ends on 30 June 2023 and representatives for the new triennium will be elected at the 2023 APCMs.
The calculation of the No. of Representatives per Parish to their Deanery Synod is agreed by the Diocesan Synod for each triennium. For the triennium from July 2023 to June 2026 this calculation is based on the ER numbers for 2022 and is as follows:
| No. of names certified on the 2022 parish electoral roll | No. of representatives |
| Less than 35 | 1 |
| 35 and not more than 99 | 2 |
| 100 and not more than 199 | 3 |
| 200 and not more than 299 | 4 |
| 300 and not more than 449 | 5 |
| 450 and not more than 599 | 6 |
| 600 and over | 7 |
Deanery Synod representatives for the current triennium were elected at the 2020 APCMs. Their term of office ends on 30 June 2023 and representatives for the new triennium will be elected at the 2023 APCMs.
A full list of the number of Deanery Synod reps for each parish for the new triennium can be viewed here.
Charities and Meetings: – the Charity Commission guidance on the law and good practice of charity meetings. The Diocese have produced a Trustee Eligibility Declaration for completion by PCC members, a copy of which can be downloaded from the Charity Trustees Page of our website.
Producing PCC Annual Reports: Church of England guidance on the writing of the formal Annual Report.
Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956: – the Measure passed by the National Assembly of the Church of England which sets out the responsibilities and duties of the PCC.
Church Representation Rules: This is the full text of the 2020 Church Representation Rules, and should be updated to include the 2022 edition shortly. Copies of the 2022 CRR can be purchased from Church House Publishing for £9.99.
If you have any questions regarding APCMs or Deanery Synod membership/elections please contact Ruth Carl – rcarl@stalbans.anglican.org.
