The Representative Body had been set up in 1917, so that it could hold the church property and any remaining endowments in trust for the clergy and laity.
[5] Membership of the Representative Body includes the chairman of the Diocesan Board of Finance of each of the member dioceses, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Governing Body, the Archbishop of Wales, one cleric and one lay person elected by the Diocesan Conference of each diocese, up to four members nominated by the Bench of Bishops and up to two co-opted members.
Clerical members need to hold or have held an ecclesiastical office in the Church in Wales or a licence from a Welsh Diocesan Bishop.
Membership is for a three-year term and members are also expected to sit on one of the subcommittees, which meet two to four times per year.
[1] The Representative Body found itself to be the centre of media attention in Spring 2017 when it announced the moving of its headquarters from Cathedral Road, Cardiff, to Callaghan Square.