A written question from Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, Con) about appointments in the Church of England for which the Government has formal constitutional responsibility produced the following useful list response from the Cabinet Office on 23 October:

“Advising the Sovereign on ecclesiastical appointments is a constitutional responsibility customarily carried out by the Prime Minister as the Sovereign’s principal adviser. The Prime Minister has temporarily transferred his responsibility to advise the Sovereign on Church appointments to the Lord Chancellor. Under the advice ordinarily given by the Prime Minister, the Crown is responsible for the appointment within the Church of England of: Continue reading →