Thinking Anglicans

General Synod Papers – February 2026

on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 11.48 am by Peter Owen
categorised as Church of England, General Synod

The Church of England’s General Synod will meet in London from 9 to 13 February. The agenda and papers for the meeting were released today.

• Outline of Business
• GS 2423 Agenda February 2026
• GS 2425 Report by the Business Committee [a helpful guide to the business before Synod]

There are links to the papers below the fold, grouped by the day on which they are due to be debated. There are also a number of GS Misc papers and items of deemed and contingency business.

Monday, 9 February

• GS 2177 Standing Orders under section 1 of the General Synod (Remote Meetings) (Temporary Standing Orders) Measure 2020
• GS 2424 Amendment to Standing Order 122
• GS 2425 Report by the Business Committee

Tuesday, 10 February

• GS 2404 Amending Canon 44
• GS 2311B Clergy Conduct Measure
• GS 2311W Report by the Legislative Committee (Clergy Conduct Measure)
• GS 2426 Living in Love and Faith
• GS 2419 Reimagining Care
• GS 2427 Appointment of one member of the Archbishops’ Council

Wednesday, 11 February

• GS 2420 Mental Health and the Church
• GS 2428 Appointment of External Auditors
• GS 2429 Church Safeguarding Structures: Next Steps on Implementation
• GS 2408A Festival of God the Creator and Commemoration of the Twenty-One Martyrs of Libya
• GS 2408Y Report of the Revision Committee – Festival of God the Creator and Commemoration of the Twenty-One Martyrs of Libya
• GS 2430 Mission Initiatives Code of Practice
• GS 2430X Explanatory Note – Mission Initiatives Code of Practice

Thursday, 12 February

• GS 2431 2026 Seat Allocation
• GS 2432 Future Dates: February 2027
• GS 2417 Poverty and the Church: 40 years after Faith in the City
• GS 2433A DSM Sustainable Church Flowers
• GS 2433B Secretary General – Sustainable Church Flowers

Friday, 13 February

• GS 2434 Parochial Fees Order 2026
• GS 2434P Policy Note – Parochial Fees Order 2026
• GS 2434X Explanatory Note – Parochial Fees Order 2026
• GS 2435 Working Class Vocation and Ministry Next Steps
• GS 2436 National Ministry Register Regulations 2026
• GS 2436X Explanatory Notes – National Ministry Register Regulations 2026

Deemed Business

• GS 2422 Safeguarding Code of Practice Safer Recruitment and People Management
• GS 2437 Trust Deed and Rules of the Church of England Funded Pension Scheme
• GS 2437X Explanatory Note – Trust Deed and Rules of the Church of England Funded Pension Scheme
• GS 2438 Regulations Under The Church Of England Pensions Measure 2018
• GS 2438X Explanatory Note – Regulations Under The Church Of England Pensions Measure 2018
• GS 2439 Payments to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026
• GS 2439X Explanatory Note – Payments to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026

Contingency Business

• GS 2440 Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2026
• GS 2440X Explanatory Note – Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2026
• GS 2441A DSM Distribution of Lowest Income Communities Funding
• GS 2441B Secretary General – Lowest Income Communities Funding

GS Misc Papers

• GS Misc 1429 The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God
• GS Misc 1430 The Doctrine of Marriage and the Prayers of Love and Faith: Texts and contexts
• GS Misc 1431 The Exercise of Discipline and Clergy Exemplarity in the Church of England: The case of same-sex civil marriages
• GS Misc 1432 Living in Love and Faith Legal Advice – September 2025
• GS Misc 1433 Makin Recommendations Task And Finish Group – Interim report
• GS Misc 1434 Clergy Discipline Commission Annual Report to the General Synod 2023-2024
• GS Misc 1435 Number of times spoken July 2025
• GS Misc 1436 Update on Synod Motion on Clergy Rest Periods
• GS Misc 1437 Stipend Recommendations and Publication of the 2025 CSA Report
• GS Misc 1438 Report on the work of the House of Bishops
• GS Misc 1439 Report on the activities of the Archbishops’ Council
• GS Misc 1440 Recent Appointments by the Appointments Committee
• GS Misc 1441 Dioceses Commission Annual Report for 2025
• GS Misc 1442 Scolding Progress Report February 2026
• GS Misc 1443 Church Funding Update
• GS Misc 1444 Guidance for Dioceses [This is guidance on the conduct of the forthcoming election of a new General Synod.]
• GS Misc 1445 Clergy Retirement Dignity & Fairness Review
• GS Misc 1446 Progress of motions
• GS Misc 1447 National Safeguarding Team Update

Notice Papers

• NP01 – Deadlines