The Inter-Agency Committee was formed in 1998 and meets twice a year at Archbishop’s House. It is very much a co-ordinating body of all those agencies in the Diocese with a hand in formation, and a place for the sharing of ideas and plans. There is a focus particularly on how these agencies can be of service to priests.

With the existence of so many agencies, there can be a danger of overlap or omission, and the Committee exists to ensure that the agencies, in any provision for priests, complement rather than compete - co-ordinate rather than duplicate.

The Inter-Agency Committee is chaired by the Director of Ongoing Formation and comprises representatives from the following agencies:

• Aylesford Centre for Spiritual and Personal Development (ACSPD)

• Christian Education Centre (CEC)

• Franciscan International Study Centre (FISC)

• Hospital Chaplains

• Liturgy Commission

• Metropolitan Tribunal

• Permanent Diaconate

• School/College Chaplains

• Schools & Colleges Commission

• Seminary

• Youth Service