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Response
Accepted
Self-assessed
Church of England/Wales information sharing protocol
Recommendation
The Church of England and the Church in Wales should agree and implement a formal information-sharing protocol. This should include the sharing of information about clergy who move between the two Churches.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Church of England, in June 2021, its updated House of Bishops' handling of Clergy Personal Files policy now includes data sharing between the Church of England and the Church in Wales, clarifying the lawful basis for processing clergy personal data. In July 2021, the Bishops of the Church in Wales approved a new personal files policy for clergy.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
E
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
UK Government
22 May 2023
On 24 June 2021, the Church of England announced that the updated version of the House of Bishops' handling of Clergy Personal Files policy covers data sharing between the Church of England and the Church in Wales, and clarifies the lawful basis on which clergy personal data are processed. On 28 July 2021, the Bishops of the Church in Wales approved a new personal files policy for the clergy.
Responsible Bodies
Church of England
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
5.5 yrs
Last formal update
1037 days ago