The level of parochial fees is currently determined by the Parochial Fees Order 2024 which sets the framework for fees in 2025 and 2026. Under this Order the fees increased annually in line with Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rounded up to the nearest whole pound, subject to a cap of 5% p.a. A new Parochial Fees Order is required to set the fees for 2027 and beyond (the maximum period permitted under the Ecclesiastical Fees Measure 1986 (the 1986 Measure) is five years). Except for fees relating to the burial of a body or cremated remains in a Churchyard[*], the base figures in the draft Order proposed by the Archbishops’ Council are the fees that are currently payable (i.e. in 2026). Continue reading →