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# The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 379
ECCLESIASTICAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026
Made
25th March 2026
Coming into force
1st April 2026
The Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Act 1969 and now vested in the Secretary of State.
In accordance with section 1(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026 and comes into force on 1st April 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

## 2 Period for grants to the Churches Conservation Trust {#article-2}

The period beginning with 1st April 2026 and ending with 31st March 2029 is specified for the purposes of section 1(1) of the Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Act 1969 (“the Act”).

## 3 Aggregate amount of grants {#article-3}

The aggregate amount of the grants that may be paid under section 1(1) of the Act in the period specified in article 2 must not exceed £9,531,000.

## 4 Revocation of previous Order {#article-4}

The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2025 is revoked.