Council election 2007
Six unreserved places for elected pharmacists and one place for an elected pharmacy technician will become vacant on the Society's Council in May 2007.
Nominations for election to these vacancies should be received (by post, hand
delivery or fax — not e-mail) by the Head of Corporate Secretariat, Royal
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7JN,
by noon on Friday 2 March 2007.
Eligibility A prospective candidate shall be eligible for election only
if his or her name appears within Part 1 (practising) of the relevant
Society Register and he or she is normally resident in Great Britain,
the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.
A prospective candidate shall not be eligible if he or she has failed, by noon
on Friday 2 March 2007, to pay any retention fee then due and payable by him
or her to the Society.
Nominations Nominations for the pharmacist places in this election must
be signed by 10 pharmacist nominators. Nominations for the pharmacy technician
place must be signed by five pharmacy technician nominators.
Nominees who are accepting nomination to the Council must enclose with the
nomination form the declaration and undertaking for candidates for election
to the Council, duly signed, particulars of the extent and type of work undertaken
by the candidate within and for the profession of pharmacy, a signed statement
confirming that no Society retention fee or penalty due from the candidate
remains unpaid, a declaration of relevant interests, and a declaration of any
relevant adverse decisions, as shown in the statement of policy on election
procedures.
The deadline for receipt of all the supporting material, including the candidate’s
details of professional qualifications, photograph and election statement,
should he or she choose to provide them, is noon on Friday 2 March 2007.
All nominations must be made on an official nomination form. To obtain a nomination
form and guidance papers, please contact the Head of Corporate Secretariat
(tel 020 7572 2204; e-mail averil.ridgway@rpsgb.org). The nomination forms
and the guidance papers are also available from the Council
election page in
the “Society functions” section of the Society’s website.
A nomination may be withdrawn by notice in writing (not by e-mail) signed by
the prospective candidate and delivered to the Head of Corporate Secretariat
at the above address no later than noon on Friday 2 March 2007.
Timetable The electoral roll will be closed at 5pm on 15 March 2007.
Only those pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are registered with
the Society at this time shall be entitled to vote in this election.
It is expected that voting papers will be posted to the electorate on Thursday
5 April 2007. Completed voting forms must be returned by post to the Electoral
Reform Ballot Services Ltd, PO Box 6352, London N1 1YR, to arrive not later
than noon on Friday 11 May 2007.
The newly elected Council members will take office at 12.01am on 19 May 2007.
Ann Lewis
Secretary and Registrar |
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