The responsibilities and duties of Parochial Church Councils (“PCCs”) are set out in the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 and in the Church Representation Rules 2006, together with various other Statutes, Measures and Canons.

Section 2 of the 1956 Measure sets out the duty of the minister and the PCC to consult together on matters of general concern and importance to the parish. The functions of the PCC are set out in Section 2(2), and the first function of the PCC is co-operation with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.