Notes from England Council Meeting – 3 October 2012
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Risk management
A review of the Society’s risk management processes for branches
and volunteers in England is underway. 140 branches who are
involved in the property, fitness and/or events processes have
been sent a questionnaire to get their feedback.
Jo Duffy (Head of Health and Safety) is benchmarking the
Society’s process against other similar charities.
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Council links to the Board
Simon Gillespie has suggested that each Council contribute to the
Chief Executive’s update paper for each Board meeting. This will
allow any issues to be discussed at the Board meeting and allow
the Chair of Council to be invited to speak on that issue.
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Election of Council Members
The following Council Members were elected at the AGM, to take
up their roles in January 2013:
 David Denholm (Hants & Islands)
 Ian Howells (Kent)
 John Josephs (North of England)
The following Council Members were re-elected at the AGM:
 Ken Johnson (Lancashire, South Cumbria & Greater
Manchester)
 Rosemary Tocock (Thames Valley)
 Nikki Young (East Anglia)
Council agreed to seek Board approval for David White’s co-option
to Council in Cheshire & Merseyside. This will be for one year.
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Part of the Council Member Cheshire & Merseyside role will be to
raise the profile of the role and generate interest in the 2013
election.
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Volunteer survey
Petula Storey gave a presentation on the forthcoming volunteer
survey. The survey will be open for approximately one month
(from January 2013) and will be sent out by email (where possible)
or by post. There will also be a link from the volunteer microsite.
Council Members will promote the survey and encourage
branches to discuss it at meetings, etc.
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Goodbye
As this was Barbara Williams’ last Council meeting, Ken Johnson
thanked her for her support of Council and wished her well in the
future.
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Next meeting
The next Council meeting is scheduled for Saturday 8 December
2012 at Jurys Inn Heathrow. If anyone wishes to attend as an
observer, they should contact [email protected]
or 020 8438 0807 by Friday 23 November.
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