Where Now the Draft Care of Cathedrals Measure?

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One of the main areas of concern highlighted in the Faculty Jurisdiction Commission Report (C.I.O. 1984) was the need for clear public accountability by the Church for changes and alterations to its buildings. Whereas parish churches are covered by the faculty jurisdiction, no comparable mandatory system exists for cathedrals. In order to remedy that the FJC proposed changes. Chapter 8 recommended that the Cathedrals Advisory Commission should be placed on a statutory basis and that proposals by cathedral chapters should be referred to the CAC where they involved “any significant work or works to preserve, alter or add to the building or its contents which would materially affect the architectural, artistic, historical or archaeological character of the Cathedral.”