The Church Representation Rules is a vital tool for all those involved in parochial, diocesan and national Church governance. The Rules were fully authorized in the Synodical Government Measure 1969, but they have been continually updated since then. Full of essential information, this new edition has been extensively and fully updated to reflect changes made since the last edition. In particular it contains the revised rules governing the: formation and revision of the electoral roll; minimum qualifying age for election to the Parochial Church Council or the deanery synod and methods of voting at the Annual Parochial Church Meetings; chairmanship of the Parochial Church Council and the number and term of office of its lay members; membership of deanery synods and how the number of lay members to be elected to them is calculated; and membership of, and elections to, the House of Laity of the General Synod.