The Church Buildings team have produced a number of guidance notes on a whole variety of subjects that may help you with your enquiry or application. If you are unable to find information on a particular topic do get in touch with the DAC Office for further advice. The documents are all in pdf format which require the free Acrobat Reader.
The Churchcare website also has a number of very useful and informative guidance notes for PCCs which are worth consulting.
NEW GUIDANCE ON RAAC!!!
DOCUMENTS
A Churchwarden's Guide to the DAC 2021
Access and providing for disabilities in churches
Access for people with disabilities (English Heritage)
Acoustics and Church Music (IBO)
Archaeology - Science and the Dead (ADPA)
Arson and Malicious Damage (EIG)
Art and stained glass - commissioning new
Art in Churches - Commissioning new works of art (Churchcare)
Asbestos - managing it in buildings (HSE)
Bats in Churches (Natural England)
Bells and bellframes (English Heritage)
Care of brasses and slabs (MBS)
Conserving War Memorials (Historic England) *NEW*
Cycle Parking in Churchyards (Churchcare)
Equal Access to Church Buildings (Churchcare) *NEW*
Electrical and Wiring installations (Churchcare)
Filming & Photography in Churches
Flooring Historic (Churchcare)
Lightning protection for churches (Historic England)
Metals, Theft of (Historic England)
Metals, Theft of - replacing with terne-coated Stainless Steel (HE)
Plaques and commemorative tablets
Telecommunications Equipment (Historic England)
VAT and churches (House of Commons note 2012)
LINKS
Churchcare - Guidance and Advice
Historic England - Places of Worship
Church of England - Insurance, health and safety
Church of England - Safety and security in church buildings
Conservation Register - find a conservator
EIG - Church Insurance Made Simple guides
Historic England - Emergency Response Plans
CBC Guidance - Live streaming worship
CBC Guidance - Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)
SPAB Briefings - Windows, Doors, Lime etc.