Revision of the Electoral Roll

Revision of Church Electoral Roll

Ahead of the APCM, scheduled for 22 Apr 2024, we will be opening the Electoral Roll for revision.  Please see the official notice below, which will also be displayed at our buildings.  

This is the annual additions and removals revision. The collation of a new electoral roll occurs every 6 years and was last conducted in 2019. In the intervening years the roll is revised.

A form for addition or removal from the electoral roll can be submitted here or please contact the church: [email protected], 01753 883311

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The Parish of St James, Gerrards Cross with St James, Fulmer

Notice is hereby given

that the Church Electoral Roll of the above parish will be revised by the Parochial Church Council*, beginning on Thursday the 14th day of March 2024, and ending on Thursday the 28th day of March 2024.

After the revision, a copy of the Roll will be published by the Parochial Church Council at the church premises and on our website for at least 14 days and a copy of the Roll will be available for inspection on a reasonable request being made to the Council.

Under the Church Representation Rules any lay persons are entitled to have
their names entered on the roll if the person —

(a) is baptised,
(b) is aged 16 or over, and
(c) has made one of the following three declarations and duly applied for enrolment.

The first declaration is that the person is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it and is resident in the parish.

The second declaration is that the person is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it, is not resident in the parish, but has habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months.

The third declaration is that the person is a member in good standing of a Church which is not in communion with the Church of England but subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and is also a member of the Church of England and has habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months.

Application Forms for enrolment can be obtained via the link above, or from the Church Office.

In order for a person to be entitled to attend the annual parochial church meeting and to take part in its proceedings, an Application Form for enrolment must be returned by the date shown above for the ending of the revision of the Church Electoral Roll by the Parochial Church Council.

Any error discovered in the Roll should at once be reported to the Church Electoral Roll Officer.

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