It was reported to the Council that a meeting had taken place on May 15 between Officers of the Society and representatives of its Scottish and Welsh Executives to consider the development of ways of working and a new approach in the light of the constitutional differences of the separate administrations.
The meeting had agreed that policies, so far as possible, should reflect the Society throughout Britain but should also take into account differences in priorities and implementation in each country. The development of Society policies should take into account any policy agenda and priorities within Scotland and Wales.
The meeting had also agreed that, to gain understanding of each other's roles, new Council members should attend at least one meeting of each executive and new executive members should be invited to observe at a Council meeting.
The meeting had further agreed that, at Council meetings, the chairmen of the Scottish and Welsh Executives, as well as being invited to address issue with a Scottish or Welsh perspective, should be able to contribute to debate generally, though without voting rights. They would also be invited to sit at the Council table if seats were vacant.
Referring to that last point, the President suggested, and the Council agreed, that Miss Alison Strath, who was representing the Scottish Executive at the Council meeting, should be invited to sit at the current vacant seat at the Council table.
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Miss Strath (right) takes a vacant seat at the Council table next to Mrs Remington
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