Caution is urged.
Parishes which have registered an interest with the Telecommunications Working Party will find that the forthcoming Archbishops' Council guidelines will help them proceed with their application with all due care and attention. They will also be given an independent assessment of the likely annual fee they should expect to receive. This is important because indications are that the agents may be offering rents significantly below the general levels that we would expect to achieve after the grant of Approved Status. Not only that, but some of the terms offered appear to have fewer safeguards than we expect. By 3 April some 4,500 churches had registered their interest.