A new Billcould allow Catholics to represent the monarch at the Church of Scotland's annual assembly for the first time in history.
The Bill, proposed by Labour MP Pat McFadden, responds to the appointment of Lady Elish Angiolini KC, a practising Catholic, as Lord High Commissioner to the Church of Scotland’s 2025 General Assembly.
The role is a personal appointment by the monarch and carries significant symbolic and historical importance.
The Lord High Commissioner represents the relationship between the British monarchy and the Church of Scotland, which is entirely separate from the Church of England.
