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Church Commissioners

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plural noun

  1. a group of representatives of Church and State that administers the endowments and property of the Church of England

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In a statement to the paper, the Church Commissioners said that arrangements for the fund were being "developed transparently - in line with charity law".

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The report, requested by the Church's financing arm - the Church Commissioners - found that a fund established by Queen Anne in 1704 to help poor Anglican clergy was used to finance "great evil".

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The Church Commissioners announced a new £100m fund, committed over a nine-year period, to be spent on "a programme of investment, research and engagement" in communities damaged by the enslavement of African people during the transatlantic slave trade.

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The amount pledged to repair damage caused by the links was deemed "not enough" by a Church Commissioners charity report earlier this year.

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At the beginning of the year, the Church of England and Church Commissioners published research into the Church's deep implication in the transatlantic chattel slavery.

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