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Issues of law and religion in the United Kingdom - with occasional forays further afield
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Ecclesiastical and other court determinations – October 2026
Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during October Summaries to the 9 consistory court judgments reviewed during October are listed below, with links to the L&RUK review. These included [*]: Reordering, extensions and other building works Net zero issues Exhumation ……
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Law and Religion UK – Issue tracker
The ambit of law and religion in the UK encompasses a number of disparate issues. Based upon the analysis of WordPress statistics for L&RUK and other sources, this page summarizes the chronology/ status of issues of current interest and those of … Continue reading →
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Progress on combating antisemitism in the NHS
On 27 October, the Minister of State for Health, Karin Smyth, published a written statement on progress made on the recommendations of Lord Mann’s review of antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS and healthcare regulatory system. The … Continue reading →
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Government responsibility for Church of England appointments
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:…
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Most-read posts Q3, 2026
Below are the ten most-viewed named posts for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 September 2026[1]. Over this three-month period, there were 84,839 page-reads in total – greater than in Q1 2026 for which there were 73,245; and in … Continue reading →
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Roundup: 25th October 2026
Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill The Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill, which removes the bar on a Prime Minister of the Roman Catholic or Jewish faith advising the Crown on appointments in the Church of England … Continue…
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General Synod: 2026 to 2031
On 22 October 2026, Church of England issued the following Press Release on the election of members of General Synod for the next quinquennium. New General Synod elected 22/10/2026 The membership of the 12th General Synod of the Church of England … Continue reading →
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Isle of Man: assisted dying
The Isle of Man’s Assisted Dying Bill received Royal Assent on 16 October and the announcement was made in Tynwald on 20 October. The Act, once commenced, will allow adults who have lived on the island for at least five … Continue reading →
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Roundup: 18th October 2026
“On the Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill, I am not sure that many of us Jews and Catholics have really felt discriminated against since 1829 by the provisions that are being repealed…“. Sir Edward Leigh, Gainsborough (Con). Papal … Continue reading →
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Protecting built heritage: the Government’s response on places of worship
The Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has published the Government response to its Third Report of Session 2026–27, Protecting built heritage (HC 144). On the specific issue of support for places of worship, the response was as follows: “[Committee] … Continue…