Committee Regulations

There shall be a committee of the General Assembly entitled the Records Committee.

The committee shall consist of six members of Assembly (including a convener) appointed by the Assembly, of whom at least three shall be ministers.

The committee shall:

1. on behalf of the Assembly call annually for records of all presbyteries to be deposited at the office of the Clerk two weeks prior to the meetings of the General Assembly for scrutiny by the committee;
2. on behalf of the Assembly and on a regular basis call for and scrutinise the records of Assembly committees, boards and councils responsible directly to the Assembly;
3. report to the Assembly on the state of the church records with any necessary recommendations;
4. furnish to clerks and conveners a statement on the records submitted, indicating any omissions, irregularities and recommendations inscribed on the records themselves;
5. ensure that comments on material matters inscribed in the records inspected appear also in the records of the committee on Records.