The Ecclesiastical Collection was initiated in 1991 when the Ecclesiastical Judges' Association donated a set of (mostly unpublished) Consistory Court Reports to the library. Although other sources of ecclesiastical law can be found throughout the library, it is these transcripts of the Consistory Court judgments which form the basis of the library's Ecclesiastical Collection.

All aspects of the work of the Consistory Courts, such as churchyard maintenance, use of church property, stained glass window design and disciplinary cases are covered in these judgments.

Once the court reports are received, the library has undertaken to copy, index and bind them in chronological volumes, so that they are accessible for reading within the library. The first twenty two volumes, bound in Ecclesiastical purple, cover the period 1891 to 2005 and work is continuing on subsequent years, with 2006 almost completed. A consolidated index has also been produced and can be purchased in the library. The index is also available through the web pages of the Ecclesiastical Law Society at www.ecclawsoc.org.uk .

The library catalogue should be consulted to locate all sources of information on ecclesiastical law.