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<p>In the spring of 2019 the House of Bishops discussed why some of the recommendations
of the Church Buildings Review, which was approved by the General Synod in November
2015, had not been implemented. Paula Vennells was subsequently asked by the Archbishops
to undertake a lessons learnt review. During the course of the review its remit was
expanded to look at the wider working together of the National Church Institutions
(NCIs), including issues around organisational governance, leadership and culture.
The report, ‘Church Buildings Review- Lessons Learnt’, was completed in October 2019
and Paula Vennells attended a meeting of the House of Bishops in December 2019 at
which it was presented.</p><p>In February 2020 Paula Vennells was invited to attend
the Church Commissioners Board of Governors for a discussion of the Lessons Learnt
report, but she was unable to attend and the report was considered in her absence.
The Lessons Learnt report was considered by the Archbishops’ Council in March 2020,
again in the absence of Paula Vennells, who was invited but unable to attend.</p><p>In
March 2020 the Archbishops established a Coordinating Group, to continue the work
of the Triennium Funding Working Group, and to coordinate certain strands of national
work for the Church during the Covid 19 pandemic. Paula Vennells was invited to join
the Coordinating Group and to lead on the part focusing on Governance. She attended
three meetings of the Group, in April, May and June 2020 and sent apologies to two
further meetings in June and July, before withdrawing from the work. The Coordinating
Group became what is now the Emerging Church Steering Group. A Governance Review group
under the Chairmanship of the Bishop of Leeds proceeded from August 2020, without
the involvement of Paula Vennells.</p><p>The Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG)
is convened and funded by the three National Investment Bodies, to whom it provides
ethical investment advice. Paula Vennells was appointed to the EIAG by its Nominations
Committee and was a member between March 2019 and April 2021. She attended two meetings,
in March and October 2019, and sent apologies for meetings thereafter until she took
leave of absence from the Group from June 2020, lasting until her resignation in April
2021. More information about the EIAG can be found here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/ethical-investment-advisory-group"
target="_blank">Ethical Investment Advisory Group | The Church of England</a></p><p>
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