2005

12 February
• Agreement reached on Charter action costs

22 January
• Society complains about delay to Section 60 Order
• The Department’s latest intervention in the Charter consultation is one too far



2004

18 December
• Society’s new Charter to be placed on display at London headquarters more


26 October
• Queen approves Society’s petition for new Charter more

15 October
• Announcements expected soon more
• SOS appeals for money to fund legal bills with the support of seven Council members more

4 October
• PJ letters more and more


11 September
• PJ letters more

4 September
• PJ letters more and more


27 August
• Response low but members vote “yes” in Charter ballot more
• Members vote “yes” on new Charter more

23 August
• PJ letters more

13 August
• Charter ballot: final questions and answers more
• PJ letters more

6 August
• Members in Scotland urged to vote “yes” on revised Charter more
• Charter ballot: more questions and answers more
• PJ letters more


30 July
• PJ letters more and more

23 July
• Members likely to support Charter more
• Council united in appealing for support for revised new Charter more
• Welsh Executive endorses new draft Charter more
• Charter ballot questions and answers more
• PJ letters more and more

16 July
• What will happen if the Charter ballot vote is “yes” more
• Agreement reached on Charter content more
• President will urge every member to vote “Yes” in Charter ballot more
• Charter changes follow members' and PC concerns more
• 20 August deadline for voting in ballot on new Charter more
• Revised draft Charter PDF (65K)
• PJ letters more

14 July
• Charter ballot in next few days more

9 July
• Members will be balloted on new revised Charter more
• PJ letters more
• Special Council meeting more

2 July
• Judge makes decision on costs in SOS court case more
• SOS group withdraws application for appeal more


26 June
• PJ letters more

18 June
• SOS to appeal Court decision more
• Are we seeing the death of pharmacy? more
• Council to take an urgent look at the draft Charter on 30 June more
• PJ letters more and more




12 June
• New Council agrees to leave Charter petition with Privy Council pending further discussion this month more
• Section 60 Order consultation likely to start in the autumn more
• PJ letters more

5 June
• Council meeting to address Society modernisation at request of Nicholas Wood more
• President asked to endorse petition to Privy Council to seek rejection of proposed Charter more
• PJ letters more


29 May
• After the High Court, where next with the Charter? more
• High Court judge awards costs against SOS campaign more
• Success, but probably a Pyrrhic victory more
• PJ letters more

22 May
• All seven SOS campaigners elected to Council as motion on proposed new Charter is passed at AGM more
• SOS clean sweep in Council election more
• AGM narrowly carries motion against proposed Charter more
• Charter proposal needed members' consent, AGM told more

14 May
• High Court case next week more

23 April
• Council's handling of Charter proposal to be raised at AGM more

16 April
• AGM motion seeks to petition the Queen to reject the Council's proposed new Charter more

27 March
• SOS fields seven candidates more

13 March
• Date set for summary judgment hearing more

5 March
• PJ letters more

27 February
• Summary judgment applied for in SOS case more
• PJ letters more

20 February
• SOS group explains reasons for taking action against individuals more


13 February
• PJ letters more and more

6 February
• PJ letters more and more
• Welsh support for new Charter more


30 January
• SOS group starts legal action over Charter petition more
• Counter-petition lodged with Privy Council more
• AGM proposed motion more
• PJ letters more

23 January
• PJ letters more

16 January
• Concerns raised with Privy Council over new Charter more
• PJ letters more

9 January 2004
• PJ letters more



18 December
• Charter petition to lead to court action more
• Message from the maze more
• Listening to pharmacists: how the final draft Charter addresses members’ concerns more
• PJ letters more

12 December
• Society petitions Privy Council for new Charter but the controversy continues more
• Then and now — seeking a new Charter more
• December Council meeting (Council petitions for new Charter) more
• The Petition more
• President writes to all members on new Charter more
• The final draft new Charter more   PDF (70K)
• PJ letters more


5 December
• Over 1,000 call for Charter referendum more
• PJ letters more

1 December
• Listening to pharmacists: report on the second consultation on a new Charter more
• PJ letters more


20 November
PJ letters more

14 November
• Society's Scottish Executive welcomes draft Charter changes more
• Two more models for the structure of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (PDF 120K)
• PJ letters more

7 November
• SOS group challenges Society over consultation more
• PJ letters more
• Any structures that underpin reformed Council must satisfy five key tests more


30 October
Revised draft charter makes Council too powerful, say SOS campaigners more

24 October
• Petition planned for Charter referendum more
• Welsh Executive: Welcome for revised draft Charter more
• From the President: Tell us what you think about the Charter more

17 October
• Collective interests or the sum of its parts? (PJ leading article) more
• Another chance to influence the Charter more
• Listening to pharmacists: a revised draft Royal Charter PDF (100K)

10 October
From the President: Listening to pharmacists — A revised draft Royal Charter more


12 September
• Benefit of hindsight (PJ leading article) more
• Council to consider independent report on response to Charter consultation more
• Views on the draft Royal Charter: a report on the consultation more


18 July
AGM asks for new Charter to give policy-making power to Welsh Executive more

11 July
• Council acts on members' concerns more
• Progress on the modernisation of the Society more
• Report of the Council’s discussion on possible organisational models for the future Council (PDF 90K)
• Let us be called the Royal Society of Pharmacists of Great Britain (Comment) more

4 July
• Consultation document seeks further views on changing the Society's Charter more
• 1,000-plus attend Charter meetings more


16 June
• Why have a shotgun wedding when we can have blissful cohabitation? more
• Council June meeting more

11 June
Council initial review of SGM more

5 June
SGM report more

4 June
Council response to SGM more

2 June
Modernisation and Charter SGM more


30 May
• Pharmacy and the public interest more
• Welsh Executive position statement on new Charter more
• Branch representatives' meeting more

23 May
• PSNC concerned about lack of further Charter talks more
• Final details of special general meeting more

9 May
Arrangements finalised for special general meeting on modernisation and Charter proposals more


30 April
Date fixed for SGM more

25 April
• Reform of the Society: more questions answered more
• Perth to be Charter roadshow venue for members in Scotland more
• Branches take up offer of funding for Charter meetings more

17 April
• PSNC calls for fuller Charter consultation more
• The draft new Royal Charter — your questions answered more
• Changing the Charter: a history more

16 April
Charter roadshow in Scotland
The details given last week for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Charter roadshow in Dunblane have had to be changed to Perth

12 April
• April Council meeting Text
• SGM requested to discuss modernisation and Charter Text
• Charter roadshow dates and venues announced Text

5 April
£25,000 made available for branch meetings on Charter Text


28 March
Charter discussion at AGM Text

21 March
• Consultation document seeks members' views on changing the Society's Charter Text
• "Fit for the future": Changing the Charter PDF (165K)

14 March
• Council to consult the membership on content of a new Charter for the Society Text

• From the President: A Charter for a world-class organisation Text

• Special Council meeting Text

• "Fit for the future" — Why do we need a new Charter? PDF (125K)