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Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill

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2nd reading · Lords · Updated 6 November 2026

What the Bill would do

A Bill to Repeal provision which prohibits persons of the Roman Catholic or Jewish faiths from advising the Crown on appointments in the Church of England or Church of Scotland; and to repeal provision which precludes such persons from making ecclesiastical appointments.