Series
Lord Chancellor's Office: Copies of Church Measures
Catalogue reference: C 50
What's it about?
C 50
This series consists of copies, printed on vellum, of measures prepared by the Church, approved by Parliament, and which received the royal assent.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C 50
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Title (The name of the record)
- Lord Chancellor's Office: Copies of Church Measures
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1920-1991
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of copies, printed on vellum, of measures prepared by the Church, approved by Parliament, and which received the royal assent.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For copies of earlier laws affecting the government of the Church of England, see the Parliament Rolls: C 65
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 63 bundles and papers
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In response to the growing opinion that Parliament was unsuited to the direct government of the Church of England, concerted action was taken by the church and by Parliament in 1919. The Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act (often known as the Enabling Act) of 1919 conferred certain legislative powers, previously exercised by Parliament, upon the new National Assembly of the Church of England, established earlier in the same year by the convocations of Canterbury and York.
These new powers meant that the Church Assembly could prepare church measures, and present them to Parliament, where they would be accepted or rejected, but could not be amended. If a measure was accepted, it received the royal assent and became law. In 1970 the Church Assembly was superseded by the General Synod, which continued to submit measures as before.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3611/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: C
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Lord Chancellor's Office: Copies of Church Measures