Tags: church repairs
NSS criticises council for giving church £40k amid local opposition
Posted: Fri, 20 Sep 2019
The NSS has criticised a Dorset town council for spending £40,000 on church repairs despite the Church of England's significant wealth. Read More »
CoE spent £40m of public money without proper scrutiny, NSS reveals
Posted: Thu, 22 Nov 2018
The government let the C of E spend £40m of taxpayers' money on cathedral repairs without proper scrutiny, NSS research has revealed. Read More »
C of E wants unconditional government support for church repairs
Posted: Fri, 28 Sep 2018
The NSS has urged the government not to submit to a Church of England demand for at least £30m per year for church maintenance. Read More »
NSS reiterates call for abolition of chancel repair liability
Posted: Thu, 24 May 2018
The NSS has urged the Law Commission to recommend the abolition of a measure which requires landowners to pay for local church repairs. Read More »
NSS: church repairs scheme inappropriate given C of E’s wealth
Posted: Wed, 04 Apr 2018
The NSS has said the government did not give the C of E's wealth enough consideration before launching a scheme to fund church repairs. Read More »
NSS urges Government not to be pushed into funding Church repairs
Posted: Fri, 02 Feb 2018
The NSS has urged the Government to take the Church of England's wealth into account before giving it grants for building repairs. Read More »
NSS calls for UK's public spending watchdog to investigate state handouts to churches
Posted: Thu, 17 Nov 2016
The National Audit Office has been asked to scrutinise the significant sums of public money that the Government has handed out to wealthy religious organisations. Read More »
Government is irresponsible to lavish more funds on Cathedrals when the Church can afford to pay
Posted: Tue, 09 Aug 2016
The National Secular Society has criticised the latest wave of taxpayer funding for cathedrals, after the Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced £14.5 million for repairs. Read More »
