Governance and decision-making The governance of the RCoA as a charity and the overall responsibility of ensuring its charitable objects are overseen by the Board of Trustees, allowing Council to focus on the professional aspects of the specialty. [...] The meetings of the College’s main boards and committees are often scheduled for the same day as Council or the day before. 8. [...] The College is committed to keeping a proportion of its committee meetings and events virtual, thereby minimising travelling time for elected Council members and supporting its environmental strategy. [...] Confidentiality and collective responsibility Members undertake at all times to act fairly and impartially in the interests of the College as a whole. [...] Once decisions have been reached after full and frank discussion, Council members are expected to respect the convention of collective responsibility. 13. [...] The President serves on some of these bodies, ex officio, but Council members may also be called upon to represent the College on others. 17. [...] The first term of service on Council is six years and the second term is four years, if you decide to re-stand and are elected. [...] The first term of service is six years and the second term is four years, if you decide to re-stand and are elected. [...] Those eligible to stand are Fellows and Members of the College who, on election, are not a consultant nor a trainee. [...] Those eligible to stand are Fellows in Training registered as trainees with the College at the time of taking up their Council seat, and Anaesthetists in Training who are likewise in a registered training scheme at the time of joining Council in March 2025.
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