The Parochial Church Council (PCC)

The PCC is the governing body of the parish. PCCs are statutory bodies which were first created by the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and in 1921 PCCs replaced vestry meetings for most purposes. Their composition is regulated by the Church Representation Rules, which are created and amended under the Synodical Government Measure 1969.

Their powers and duties are to be found mainly in those rules, in the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 and elsewhere, piecemeal, in other statutes, measures and canons. The principal function, or purpose, of the PCC is that of “promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church”. You can find the full text of the PCC Powers Measure in its currently amended form on the Statute Law Database by clicking here.

Although PCCs have identifiable constitutional features, they do not individually have their own constitutions. The members of a PCC are treated as Charity Trustees for most of the purposes of charities legislation. Those PCCs with gross annual income over £100,000 must register with the Charity Commission and will have a charity number. The proceedings of all PCCs are required to be conducted in accordance with charity legislation and must be minuted.

The Parish of Bushey is a Registered Charity number 1130540.

PCC Chair: Fr David Stevenson

Churchwardens: Roy Golding and Salome Jayaratnam

PCC Secretary: Felicity Cox