The Canons of the Church of England 7th edition provides a comprehensive and essential guide to all the legal aspects of running a church.

This edition includes the First Supplement to the Seventh Edition, incorporating the changes which made it legal for women to become bishops in the Church of England; and the Second Supplement, introducing a new Canon to enable the Church of England to deal more effectively with safeguarding issues.

The Canons also address:

* The approved forms of services and service books

* Orders of ministry

* Doctrines of the Church of England

* Government of the Church of England

* Legal requirements relating to baptism, marriage and funerals

* The role and responsibilities of Churchwardens and PCCs

* Church property maintainence

* Record keeping

* Other uses of church buildings e.g. for entertainment

* The admission of children to communion

* Synods

* The Ecclesiastical courts

* Clergy housing

* The admission of licensing of lay workers

An essential reference companion and guide for all clergy, churchwardens, synod members and all involved in diocesan and national church governance.