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Act 19, 2026 – General Assessors

The General Assembly, recognising the disadvantages in the current process for the appointment of General Assessors to Presbyteries when help and support is needed immediately, agree the following revised process:

1.General Assessors. General Assessors to Presbyteries may be appointed as follows:

1.1.A Presbytery may request the appointment of a General Assessor from another Presbytery to assist when local resources are stretched. 

1.2.The Presbytery desiring the appointment of General Assessors will agree to do so at a constituted meeting. They will request the appointment of General Assessors from another Presbytery by way of an extract minute of the meeting showing (1) the decision to request the appointment of Assessors; (2) the number of Assessors requested; and (3) the name of the Presbytery to which the request is addressed.

1.3.The Presbytery receiving the notification will consider the request for the appointment of Assessors, and, if they are willing to accede to it, will appoint suitable Elders or Ministers.

1.4.The Presbytery making the appointments will notify the Principal Clerk of the date of the appointment and the names of those appointed.

1.5.The Principal Clerk will include a report on the appointment of Assessors in the General Assembly Report of the Assembly Clerks’ Office.

1.6.Special Assessors. Special Assessors may only be appointed by the General Assembly or its Commission. Such Assessors may be appointed at the initiative of the General Assembly or at the request of the local Presbytery.

1.7.Fixed Term. General Assessors will be appointed for a fixed term of three years, renewable by following the process leading up to the initial appointment. Special Assessors may be appointed for a shorter term but not for more than three years, after which the original appointment may be extended.

1.8.Records. The Principal Clerk will keep a record of the appointment of General Assessors and Special Assessors, noting the date of the appointment and the date at which the term comes to an end or is renewed for a further three-year term.