Incumbents proposing to appoint assistant ordained staff or Accredited Lay staff should consult their Area Bishop at an early stage. The Area Bishop will enquire about a particular individual of the Bishop of the Diocese in which a priest, deacon or Accredited Lay Minister is serving. The Area Bishop will also wish to interview a person before any formal invitation of appointment to a particular post is made. Such assistant staff should have ministerial specifications and working agreements which are reviewed regularly and are part of the Ministerial Review scheme and diocesan CME provision.
The relevant Archdeacon should be consulted about the funding of assistant
ordained staff or Accredited Lay staff.
