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<p>All oil and gas deposits in the UK are owned by the Crown. There are no plans for
the Church Commissioners to use its land or mineral rights for the purpose of fracking.</p><p>As
a policy, The Church Commissioners do not seek applications for seismic drilling/exploration
and fracking. Allowing seismic testing/exploratory drilling does not imply approval
of fracking, litigation risks arise for landowners should they wish to oppose a request
to carry out geophysical surveys on their land. The Church Commissioners seek to minimise
this risk.</p><p>The Church Commissioners are responsible landowners and landlords
and we seek to protect both our interests and those of our tenants. The Church does
not have an official position on fracking and recognises it’s a controversial and
evolving issue and people within the church hold a range of views. The Church of England
issued a Briefing Paper on Shale Gas and Fracking in December 2016 which can be found
here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/shale-gas-and-fracking.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/shale-gas-and-fracking.pdf
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