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Online Parish Returns system: Online Parish Returns System | Weblink If you require login details or any other assistance regarding the online portal please contact Alison Barker by email. The Articles of Enquiry, copies of annual accounts, number on your Parish electoral roll and the Finance return need to be submitted by 31 May 2022. This ties in with the deadline of when all parishes should have held their APCMs by. Summary timelineBelow is a timeline setting out when the various statistical parish returns are expected throughout the year. We hope this helps your planning.
Statistics for MissionStatistics for Mission 2021 Form | DOCX User Guide | PDF Frequently Asked Questions | PDF Padlet resource pack | weblink Thank you to all parishes who have already submitted their Stats for Mission forms in this year. Please be aware, the national church have extended the deadline for the Stats for Mission forms to be submitted. The new deadline is Sunday 20th March. Please ensure you submit the forms or via the online portal or to the office by this date at the latest. We have been told this is the absolute deadline and it will not be extended further. If you are unable to input data using the online portal and would like assistance please contact Alison Barker by email. Parish Finance ReturnParish Finance Form | PDF The deadline for returning the Parish Finance form is 31 May 2022. Accounts & Annual ReportsProducing PCC Annual Reports: Church of England guidance on the writing of the formal Annual Report | Weblink Copies of Parish Account and Annual Reports should be provided directly to the diocese, preferably by email, or alternatively by post. An example of a completed Annual Reports is available from Parish Resources here. The deadline for returning the Annual Report and Accounts form is 31 May 2022. Energy Footprint ToolThe Church of England’s General Synod has set new targets for all parts of the church to work to become carbon ‘net zero’ by 2030. The easy-to-use Energy Footprint Tool will tell your church of what your "carbon footprint" is, based on the energy you use to heat and light your buildings. This tool is now live and is available to all Church of England churches using: Online Parish Returns System | Weblink See video below on how to use the toolkit:
For further information please visit: Environment | Weblink
Dashboards | Parish SpotlightsThe Church of England Research and Statistics team publish the results of this data collection in the form of dashboards and spotlights available here: Parish data | weblink
Other Helpful DocumentsHow to Guide for the Online Portal | PDF Letter from Anna Hughes, 21 January 2022 | PDF Timeline 2022 | PDF |