Explanatory note

These Regulations amend regulation 9 of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009.

That regulation imposes a time limit for making a reference to the Employment Tribunal where an ecclesiastical office holder has not been provided with a written statement of particulars of office, a statement of changes or an itemised statement of stipend. Where the appointment of the office holder has come to an end, the reference must be made within the three months following the end of the appointment.

These Regulations amend regulation 9(4) so as to replace that three-month period with a six-month period. That ensures consistency with changes made by the Employment Rights Act 2025 (see, in particular, the amendments made by Schedule 12 to that Act).