The Church of England adopted simplified representation rules, amending the
Synodical Government Measure 1969: • the age of voting for the
General Synod was reduced from 17 to 16 • communication can now take place under updated data protection legislation:
Data Protection Act 2018 • various procedural requirements relating to parish governance were eliminated • names are only removed from the electoral roll annually, but continue to be added whenever is appropriate •
parochial church councils can now meet as "joint councils" • the proportion of members appointed to the General Synod no longer has to be 70:30 if the General Synod passes a resolution approving some other proportion The Church now requires a simple form for being put on the electoral roll - the requirement to be baptised remains. Before the passage of this legislation, the requirements of the electoral roll were significantly vaguer. The
Church in Wales had adopted a similar rule change letting 16 and 17 year olds vote in 2014. ==Commencement==