# The Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009, Regulation 30: Posts subject to potential pastoral reorganisation and priests-in-charge

Extent: E

(1) Where—
(a) an office holder is appointed to hold office as an archdeacon or incumbent or a vicar in a team ministry ..., and
(b) at the time when the appointment is made, the mission and pastoral committee of the diocese in which the office is situated has invited the views of the interested parties before submitting proposals to the diocesan bishop in accordance with section 6 of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 for inclusion in a draft pastoral scheme or order which might affect the office,
the diocesan bishop may designate the office as an office which is subject to potential pastoral reorganisation and the statement of particulars required to be given to the office holder under regulation 3 above shall contain a declaration of that designation.
(2) If an office designated under paragraph (1) above ceases to exist in consequence of a pastoral scheme or order and the office holder is in receipt of a stipend or other emoluments, the office holder shall be entitled to compensation under Schedule 4 to the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.
(2A) For that purpose, any periodical payments or lump sum payable under paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 4 to that Measure, and any entitlement in respect of a period of service deemed by paragraph 11(1)(a) of that Schedule to be a period of pensionable service for the purposes of that Measure, shall be calculated on the basis of the loss of one year’s service.
(3) If, following the designation of an office under paragraph (1) above, no pastoral scheme or order is made affecting the office within such period not exceeding five years immediately following the appointment of the office holder as may be specified by the bishop, the bishop shall notify the office holder that the office is no longer designated under that paragraph.
(4) Where notification is given to the office holder under paragraph (3) above, section 40 of and Schedule 4 to the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 shall apply to the office holder (and paragraph (2A) above shall not).
(5) Paragraphs (2) and (2A) above shall also apply to any other office holder whose office ceases to exist in consequence of a pastoral scheme or order and who is not otherwise entitled to compensation under section 40 of and Schedule 4 to the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.
(6) Where the licence of a priest-in-charge appointed to a benefice during a vacancy is revoked, in accordance with section 3(4) of the Measure, the priest-in-charge shall be entitled to compensation calculated on the same basis as that on which compensation is calculated under paragraphs (2) and (2A) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2108/regulation/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ecclesiastical-offices-terms-of-service-regulations-2009/regulation-30
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