Future governance
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Future governance
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FAQs
These questions are taken from RCPE Fellow and Member feedback.
Questions in purple are from the Senior Fellows Q&A on March 25th.
Click into the gold bars to see the answers.
How will you make sure there is clarity about the roles of each body, and not too much duplication?
Who will be elected to the Board of Trustees?
What happens if the Board of Trustees wants to over-rule a Council decision?
How did Council settle on a maximum terms of "three years plus three years" for VPs but only three years for the President?
Who will Chair the Board of Trustees?
What guidance will there be on Conflicts of Interest?
What is the relationship between the Board of Trustees, Council, and staff?
How do the College's requirements for membership align with Scottish charity law?
Without the Charter Trustees, where are the checks and balances?
How will the College find the Lay Trustees? Why do we need more people who are not doctors? Do they get paid?
If a majority of Trustees are also on Council, won't the Board of Trustees just be marking its own homework?
Will it be upsetting for those members of Council who will lose their "charity trustee" status?
Is this a "downgrade" for Council? Is it now just an advisory body?
Can you tell me more about the Lay Trustees?
How do Trustees balance their duty to the College with representing a cohort of the membership?
Should there be an upper age limit of 75 for Trustees involved with finance?
How can the College ensure that members of Council and the Board of Trustees are recruited according to EDI principles?
How can the College help Fellows and Members communicate with each other ahead of a Fellow and Member-requisitioned EGM?
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