Elections to Advisory Committees, Members Auditors.

No. 900/11

Ref: TK/PM/sn

Date: 26/10/2011

 To: All Branches
 Dear Colleague
 Election of National Delegations & National Representative Positions - 2012
 · Women’s Advisory Committee
· Race Advisory Committee
· Lesbian and Gay Bisexual and Transgender Advisory Committee
· Disability Advisory Committee
· Members Auditors
· Independent Review Body The NEC has agreed the 2012 election arrangements for the National positions listed above. Accordingly please find enclosed the regulations and nomination forms for these elections.
Branches will wish to note that the term of office for these positions is for a 2 year period commencing from 1^st January 2012. Additionally branches should be aware that in respect of the Equal Opportunities Advisory Committees that the number of members to be elected is now 7 Postal Constituency members and 6 TFS Constituency members.
The rationale behind these changes is that as you will be aware CWU General/Special Rules Revision Conference 2011 agreed that the NEC and Industrial Executives will now hold office for a period of two years. In order to try and introduce consistency to such positions the NEC believe that a two year term of office is appropriate for members of the advisory committees and this has been incorporated into the regulations.
You will also be aware that the NEC proposed and was successful in making reductions to the size of the NEC and Industrial Executives as well as reducing the number of CWU officers by one. Clearly against a background of membership reductions this was both a logical and prudent course of action and was accepted by CWU Conference and therefore in line with this principle similar reductions have been made to the Advisory Committees.
The Timetable for the elections is as follows:-
Nominations open 27 October 2011Nominations close 7 November 2011 (14:00)Despatch ballot papers 14 November 2011 Ballot closes 28 November 2011 (14.00)
 Also attached for you information is a list of the scheduled dates for each of the relevant advisory committees.
 Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary Department on telephone number 020 8971 7237 or email address sdgs@cwu.org.
 Yours sincerely

Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary