London Fire Brigade Welfare Fund
Honorary Life Membership
LFB Welfare Fund’s Honorary Life Membership recognises individuals who
have given exemplary or meritorious contribution, service or assistance to
the LFB Welfare Fund and/or its members.
The following document details the eligibility requirements and the agreed
procedures for nomination and bestowing Honorary Life Membership to the
LFB Welfare Fund.
Eligibility Requirements
In order to be eligible for Honorary Life Membership a nominee must:

be a ‘Serving’ or ‘Retired’ Member of the LFB Welfare Fund as
detailed in Regulation 5.1(a) and (b) respectively;

have made a considerable and longstanding contribution to the LFB
Welfare Fund that can be considered exemplary and/or over and
above what might be reasonably expected from voluntary
involvement in the organisation;

have contributed to the LFB Welfare Fund in the above manner
for no less than five (5) years.
Nomination Procedure
Any Serving or Retired Member may nominate any other Serving or Retired
Member for Honorary Life Membership in recognition of their services or
contribution to the LFB Welfare Fund
The initial nomination is to be made either in person, or in writing, to a
meeting of the relevant LFB Welfare Fund Committee (e.g. Western, Eastern,
Southern, BHQ & Training, Sports Committee or the Executive Council) and
should clearly provide the justification for the nomination and demonstrate
the nomination meets the eligibility requirements described above.
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London Fire Brigade Welfare Fund
Honorary Life Membership
Provided the nomination is supported by a majority vote of the LFB Welfare
Fund Members attending the meeting at which the nomination is proposed it
shall be forwarded for discussion and approval at the next meeting of the
Executive Council.
The Executive Council shall receive and consider the nomination at their next
meeting and shall vote to determine its approval or rejection, and shall notify
the relevant Committee of the outcome.
The Executive Council may, if deemed necessary, defer their decision and
request any additional or background information deemed necessary in order
to properly consider the nomination. This information shall be provided to
the Executive Council either before, or at, their subsequent meeting and they
will vote to determine its approval or rejection.
In the event that the information requested to support the nomination has
not been provided then the nomination will be deemed to have failed and the
relevant Committee shall be informed of this outcome.
Any Officer of the Executive Council may nominate any Serving or Retired
Member of the LFB Welfare Fund meeting the eligibility criteria for
Honorary Life Membership at any of their meetings.
The Executive Council shall report any approved nominations of Honorary
Life Membership to the Annual General Meeting of the Welfare Fund
immediately following its approval.
Details of successful nominations shall also be published in the first available
edition of the Welfare Fund Magazine following its approval.
Presentation of the LFB Welfare Fund Honorary Life Membership
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London Fire Brigade Welfare Fund
Honorary Life Membership
Recipients of the LFB Welfare Fund Honorary Life Membership will be
honoured with a framed certificate that shall be presented by an Officer of
the Executive Council, or their representative at an appropriate meeting or
any other appropriate event i.e. recipients retirement function, should the
recipient wish this.
Officers of the Executive Council who are to receive Honorary Life
Membership may, at the discretion of the Executive Council, be presented
with an appropriate memento to mark the occasion.
Review Date.
The eligibility requirements and procedures detailed within this document
shall be reviewed by the Executive Council at least once every 2 years and
updated or revised as deemed necessary or appropriate.
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