CILIP Council asked for the publication of a summary of governance
changes following from their acceptance of the Task Force report on new
governance. The following is a summary of changes, as agreed by the
Governance Implementation Group.
GOVERNANCE: SUMMARY OF CHANGES
1. Trustees
* The present COUNCIL will be replaced by a Council of 12
Trustees elected directly by the Membership
* There will be new provision for up to three CO-OPTIONS (by
Council from the Membership) to achieve balance in skills and/or
jurisdictions (i.e., Home Nations)
* Council will appoint (from the Members of Council):
o Leader of Council (i.e., Chair of Council)
o Deputy Leader of Council
o Honorary Treasurer
Currently the HON. TREASURER is elected directly by the Membership. In
future this office will be appointed by and from the Council.
2. Voting Members
* All individual Members of the Institute in good standing will
be eligible to vote. Currently AFFILIATES are not entitled to vote.
3. Presidency
* The President-Elect (renamed the VICE PRESIDENT) will be
directly elected by the Membership, as at present.
* Currently the President and President-Elect are Trustees.
Under the new arrangements they will not be Trustees.
* Currently the IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT is a Trustee. Under
the new arrangements, this office will continue with its present status
for 2008 only and will then be reviewed.
4. Officers of the Institute
* Currently the "HONORARY OFFICERS" are as follows: President,
President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Chair of Council, Chair of
Executive Board, Honorary Treasurer. Under the new arrangements the
"Officers of the Institute" will be: President, Vice-President, Leader
of Council, Honorary Treasurer.
5. Governance Year
* Currently runs April to March. With effect from 1 January
2008 it will run from January to December.
6. Other arrangements
* All other current arrangements - Executive Board, Standing
Committees, the existing range of subgroups and panels etc - will be
wound down and dis-established by the end of 2007.
* A POLICY FORUM will be established, chaired by the Vice
President, with representation from Branches, Groups, the Home Nations,
the Affiliates, and the Retired Members' Guild.
* The "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT" will be established with four
Panels reporting to the Council through the President, as follows:
o Elections (as current Scrutineers but with expanded functions)
o Disciplinary (as at present)
o Ethics (as at present)
o Audit (previously agreed but not yet established)
* Various BOARDS will be established by Council (or continued)
where needed to oversee the operational business of CILIP (e.g.,
Chartership Board, Accreditation Board). These are to be kept to a
minimum.
* TASK AND FINISH GROUPS will be established by Council as and
when needed. The Equal Opportunities and Diversity Panel will become a
Task and Finish Group to report to Council by the end of 2008 on the
best way for CILIP to discharge its statutory obligations for equality
and diversity. As with Boards, Task and Finish Groups are to be kept to
a minimum.
* JOINT COMMITTEES (such as the Library and Archives Copyright
Alliance and the Information Rights Forum) will continue, but will be
kept under review.
* REPRESENTATIVE BODIES (i.e., the English Branches Forum and
the Home Nations Forum) will continue broadly as at present.
* No changes in their governance are proposed for BRANCHES,
GROUPS, or the HOME NATIONS. They will liaise with the Policy Forum on
matters of professional policy.
Bob McKee/Chris Armstrong for the Governance Implementation Group
January 2007
Chris Armstrong
National Councillor (CILIP)
Governance Implementation Group
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