To fulfil that purpose, the deliberations of yearly meeting in session may include:

1. fostering the individual and corporate spiritual life of Quakers in Britain, furthering the development of its visionary and prophetic role;
2. supporting and encouraging individual and corporate witness of faith in action;
3. ensuring appropriate arrangements for keeping under review, testing and seasoning existing and new concerns referred to it by area meetings and other bodies;
4. receiving minutes from area meetings and other eligible bodies as appropriate, and arranging for them to be considered;
5. receiving reports and advice from Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees (including their annual report and audited financial statements), giving guidance to them and holding them to account;
6. receiving reports and advice from other committees and bodies appointed by the yearly meeting, giving guidance to them and holding them to account;
7. deciding long-term strategy and priorities for the centrally-managed work and witness;
8. appointing Friends to serve the yearly meeting in various capacities, including as representatives to other yearly meetings, following nomination by the relevant nominating bodies;
9. making or authorising public statements, in accordance with its approved policy on speaking out, on behalf of the yearly meeting;
10. ensuring that appropriate entries are made in the prison and court register;
11. ensuring that communication throughout the yearly meeting is fostered;
12. making decisions on constitutional matters, including recognising area meetings and recording changes in their composition;
13. determining, on the recommendation of the Agenda Planning Committee, the dates and venues of future sessions of the yearly meeting and arrangements for summoning a special yearly meeting if required.