Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 4296
A Bill to Repeal provision which prohibits persons of the Roman Catholic or Jewish faiths from advising the Crown on appointments in the Church of England or Church of Scotland; and to repeal provision which precludes such persons from making ecclesiastical appointments.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours · Next parliamentary sitting listed for 10 Nov 2026.
Sponsor: Cabinet Office
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
The Bill will come into force upon receiving Royal Assent.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
The Bill will come into force upon receiving Royal Assent.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: The Bill will come into force upon receiving Royal Assent.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: The Bill will come into force upon receiving Royal Assent..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
The Bill will come into force upon receiving Royal Assent.
It is currently at 2nd reading in the Lords, sponsored by Cabinet Office.
Passage signals — procedural trajectory, not a merit judgement
Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill is a government bill, currently at 2nd reading in the Lords. Its type and progress so far point towards it completing its remaining stages, based on how similar bills have progressed.
Government bills are backed by the governing majority and get guaranteed debating time, so the large majority become law.
The bill has completed its stages in the Commons and moved to the second House. Bills that pass one House usually go on to complete the rest.
A future sitting date is in the official record, so the bill is still being given parliamentary time.
This outlook reads the bill's procedural trajectory only — its type, the stage it has reached, and its momentum — against how similar bills have historically progressed through Parliament. It is not a score, not a judgement on the bill's merits, and not a recommendation to support or oppose it. It sits alongside, and separate from, the Green Book five-case appraisal.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-04-19
Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Act
Same policy area (“Constitution / devolution”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2018-05-21
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Act 2017
Same policy area (“Constitution / devolution”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2026-05-14
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
Nearby policy wording to this bill. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — context only, not a verdict on whether the new bill is needed.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2010-07-26
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
Nearby policy wording to this bill. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — context only, not a verdict on whether the new bill is needed.
Nearby instruments in a similar policy space — lighter context while you read this UK proposal. Not a ranking, and not a recommendation.
Enacted 2026-07-20 (No. 27 of 2026)
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 and the Planning and Development Act 2000, and, in that connection, to amend certain other enactments; to amend the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 for the purpose of increasing the borrowing limit of the Housing Finance Agency; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Matched via Oireachtas search for “constitution electoral” (Constitution / devolution).
Open sourceEU instrument (CELEX 32019R1141)
EU political-party statute — a constitutional peer reference.
Selected as the closest EU peer for the “Constitution / devolution” policy category. EU law uses directives/regulations, not Commons/Lords stages.
Open source