Our governance documents

Use this page to find more information on our royal charter, standing orders, regulations, policies and processes that ensure effective governance within our organisation.

Royal charter

Download a copy of the RCN's royal charter.

Standing orders

Regulations

• Accreditation and dis-accreditation
• Branches
• Congress
• Financial regulations
• Forums
• Health practitioners' constituency
• Industrial action
• Membership of the RCN
• Proxy voting at RCN general meetings
• Terms of office
• Appointment and removal of an assurer

Group Annual Reports and Financial Statements

• Combined RCN Group annual report and financial statements 2017
• RCN Foundation annual report and financial statements 2017
• RCN Holdco Limited annual report and financial statements 2017
• RCN Publishing Company Limited (RCNi) annual report and financial statements 2017

Policies and Processes

Accreditation and dis-accreditation of RCN representatives

• A guide to RCN representative accreditation, dis-accreditation and transfer

AGM

• A guide to RCN general meetings
• A note on general meetings

Branches

• Branch officer role descriptors
• Election policy and processes for branch committee members
• Finances: funding sources and use of funds - updated September 2016
• Meetings guidance
• Terms of reference for branch committees

Complaints

• RCN complaints procedure

Conduct

• Members' disciplinary policy
• Respect charter

Council

• Council Vision Statement 2018

Confidentiality

• Confidentiality at board meetings

Conflicts of interest

• Guidance on the register of interests and managing conflicts
• Register of interests

Congress

• Allocating voting places - guidance for branches and forums
• Congress - policy and process

Consultations

• See also: current consultations
• Standard consulation process

Data protection and IT

• Data protection policy
• IT policy

• RCN appointments - policy and process 
• RCN elections - policy and process
• Process for filling casual vacancies

Expenses

• Expenses policy and guidance
• Appendix A to Expenses policy and guidance: Expenses rates
• Appendix B to Expenses policy and guidance: Claim form
• Appendix C to Expenses policy and guidance: Appeals Process

Forums 

• Forums Policy and Process
• Forum Project Plan Proposal Form

Membership

• Definitions of membership
• Membership policy and process

Networking

• Guidelines for RCN boards on professional and trade union networking

Scheme of delegation

• Scheme of delegation

Whistleblowing

• Policy and process on whistleblowing for Council, boards and committees

 Modern slavery

• Modern slavery statement