Governance in our Diocese

The DAC Committee meets roughly every 6 weeks. You can download our 2025 meeting dates here.

As part of the Church of England’s commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2030 the following document has been provided to encourage parishes to look at what can be done to their church buildings and what they can do to help. We encourage early engagement with the DAC staff team, to have a discussion or to assist you in this.

You can download our guidance on making churches sustainable here.

In addition to our Diocesan Environment document the Church Buildings Council also have various helpful and informative links to further information and guidance that can be found on their website, please see below some links to helpful information:

A general main page on net zero carbon for your church, including various pieces of information and other links can be found here.

Some general guidance and helpful information from the Church Buildings Council on how to heat your church in an appropriate and suitable way can be found here.

A document detailing the Church Buildings Council’s practical path to net zero carbon can be found here.

The Church Buildings Council regularly hold webinars on various topics, a link to past and future topics can be found here.

Some works fall under Additional Matters Orders. These are items specified by the Chancellor,  and may be undertaken without a faculty. They still need approval by the archdeacon, much in the same way as the List B applications are determined.

You can read more about Additional Matters Orders here.

The Additional Matters Orders in our Diocese are:

1 – Additional Matters Order Regarding Commonwealth War Graves in a Churchyard

2 – Additional Matters Order Regarding Wi-Fi Equipment

3 – Additional Matters Order Regarding Use of Churches and Church Halls

4 – Additional Matters Orders Regarding Card Payment Systems

5 – Additional Matters Order Regarding Introduction of Water Butts

6 – Additional Matters Order Regarding Churchyard Regulations

Guidance Relating to Additional Matters Order Regarding Use of Churches and Church Halls

If you’re looking to place a memorial stone in a churchyard, or repair or alter an existing memorial, the regulations regarding this can be found here. An application form for a memorial in a churchyard can be downloaded here.

To support you in the process of applying for works you are looking to undertake on trees within the Churchyard, and the information that would be expected in a submission to the DAC, guidance can be found here.

Please see here for a mandatory form to be completed and attached to every faculty application made through the Online Faculty System.