Funding for National Church Life Survey

7. Mr Michael Newton-Brown asked -

I understand that Anglicare is unable to continue funding the National Church Life Survey (NCLS) from 2007.
What will the Diocese be doing by way of funding to ensure that the important and helpful work of the NCLS will continue beyond 2006?

To which the President replied -

ANGLICARE has been funding the Anglican component of NCLS for the last decade with a small contribution from the Diocese. It is true that ANGLICARE will not fund NCLS beyond the end of 2006 as part of its husbanding of limited resources and refocusing on its core business. Standing Committee will need to address the issue of how and in what form the Diocese may provide future support to the work of NCLS.