Committee of Affiliates, Associates and Members Constitution
- The Committee will have between 12 and 15 members and will require 6 members for a meeting to be quorate, i.e. to make decisions or agree recommendations.- Committee members shall serve a 2-year term of office, which may be repeated once before they stand down.
- There will be a minimum of 4 meetings per year, members should commit to attending at least 3 meetings a year.
- Committee members attending less than 50% of meetings in any one calendar year may be asked to stand down by the Chairman (Chairperson).
- Members not able to attend a meeting in person may still be allocated specific projects and should report back at the next meeting or earlier by phone or e-mail if this is more appropriate.
- There should be a balance of members with different interests and from different sections of the Faculty, e.g. Associates/Affiliates and Members from large/medium/small companies, independents, the NHS, regulatory authorities etc.
- Chairmanship of the committee will be for a 2-year period in the first instance.
- The outgoing Chairman will be responsible for nominating a successor. The nominee will be a fellow committee member who will require endorsement from the remainder of the committee.
- Other candidates may also be considered if proposed by 2 committee members. In the event of there being two or more nominees, a postal ballot of committee members will be held.
- The President and Faculty Board will be informed of changes in committee membership and will be required to endorse a newly elected Chairman.
- The Chairman of CAAM will also be expected to attend Faculty Board meetings as an observer.
- CAAM will offer a nomination to all the Faculty Committees and Subcommittees so that the views of this constituency are represented in all functions.
- A member of CAAM will be selected to attend the Fellowship Committee as an observer.
- The President and Director of Education and Training will attend CAAM meetings when able. When this is not possible, the Chairman may request that they arrange for an appropriately informed Deputy to attend.
- Following the Faculty Annual General Meeting, the committee will discuss and approve a list of annual objectives to be actioned during the following year.
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