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'Nick Spencer from the Christian think tank Theos said regulations are always brought in for the right reasons, for example protecting children or vulnerable adults, but they musn't stop churches doing their jobs.

Speaking on Premier's News Hour, he said: "It is well-intentioned but if, for example, it leads churches to say 'we're not going to set up this club because we simply don't have the administrative capacity', you have to wonder whether there is too much zealousness."'

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