RCN AGM vote results

Published: 17 October 2012

At the Royal College of Nursing annual general meeting held today in central London, the following resolutions were voted upon:

Ordinary resolution

From 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014 the annual membership fee will be: £198.72, an increase of 32p per month, for full nurse members and £99.36, an increase of 16p per month, for health practitioner members
For: 7,545
Against: 9,590

Not carried

Special resolutions

To amend the RCN Standing Orders to enable the alignment of RCN elections to the calendar year.
For: 14, 670
Against: 1,043

Carried

To amend the RCN Standing Orders to provide for the definition of RCN activists and representatives and to provide for the policies and processes associated with fulfilling their roles.
14,546
912

Carried

To amend the Standing Orders to enable one of the elected Health Practitioner Council members to become chair of the Health Practitioners Committee in line with the arrangements for the Students Committee and Country and Regional Boards.
For: 14,790
Against: 1,059

Carried

To amend the Standing Orders to require that casual vacancies on Council are filled by election.
For: 15,574
Against: 723

Carried