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<p>The Cathedral and Church Buildings team of the National Church Institutions (NCIs)
are working closely with the cathedrals and major churches of the Church of England
to evaluate the overall maintenance work required. The Church Commissioners are providing
£11million in funding for 2023-25 to support a new “Buildings for Mission” programme
to provide support, through dioceses, to local parishes with the challenges they face
in maintaining their church buildings</p><p><br> The Church is grateful to the Government
for its support for cathedrals and major churches during the pandemic when the Culture
Recovery Fund made over £60.6m available to 582 parishes and cathedrals. The Church
advocates for the continuation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, worth
up to £42m a year, until a suitable alternative can be found. The NCIs are working
closely with Government, heritage partners and philanthropic funders, and the National
Lottery Heritage Fund in response to its recent strategic review.</p><p>The Church
awaits the response of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to the
recommendations made by the Government’s independent review led by Bernard Taylor
into the sustainability of Church buildings, which was published in 2017: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fenglish-churches-and-cathedrals-sustainability-review&data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7C48e65cae22764956585608dad4764324%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638055902296224039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=maaByfo%2Fqp%2F2%2F3X4dKQBfCAoajSbpYW9nZZYukP821I%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/english-churches-and-cathedrals-sustainability-review</a></p>
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