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Elections for President and Principal Executive Council members 2010 – 2012



Nominations are now closed and the results are now being checked by the scrutineer.

 

The Principal Executive Council (PEC) is the Union's highest decision making body and governs the Union in between the Biennial Delegate Conferences.

More information about the constitution and powers of the PEC is available in Sections 15 and 16 of the Rules & Constitution

The PEC is lead by the Union’s President who must be a member of the Union and two Vice-Presidents who are elected by and from the elected PEC members.

The President and PEC have a two year term of office. The current term ends at the close of the 2010 Biennial Delegate Conference on April 23rd 2010 so the election processes must now start for the President and PEC members who will lead the Union from April 2010 through to the Biennial Delegate Conference in 2012.

In accordance with the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (as amended), Popularis Ltd, of 6 De Montfort Mews, Leicester, LE1 7EU has been appointed as the independent Scrutineer of the elections.

The full regulations which will govern the elections are available here.

In addition to carrying out duties in accordance with the Act, the Scrutineer shall make whatever enquiries or investigations they consider appropriate in order to ensure that, as far as possible, the ballot has been carried out in accordance with these Regulations.

The decision of the Scrutineer on any matter in these Regulations shall be final.

Nominations are sought for President and the Principal Executive Council members. Any member of the union is entitled to stand (subject to the specific provisions set out below).

There will be one President and 17 other Council members to represent specific sections of the Union's membership as follows:

Seats have been reserved on the Council for members in HBOS divisions based upon current levels of membership as follows:

  Insurance Division 2
  Wholesale Division 1
  Wealth & International Division 1
  Group Operations 2
  Group Executive Functions 1
  UK Retail Bank Division  10

The number of the seats provisionally distributed to the sections of the UK Retail Bank Division are as follows:

  Central Products and functions 1
  Direct channels  2
  Mortgages (excluding MSF) 2
  Bancassurance 1
  Community Bank LTSB & Scotland 1
  Community Bank, Halifax, South 1
  Community Bank, Halifax, Central 1
  Community Bank, Halifax, North  1

    

If more than the required number of candidates are nominated for any Retail section, an election may be required.  However the PEC has agreed that if an insufficient number of candidates are nominated for any Retail section as detailed above, then those vacancies may be allocated to other candidates as appropriate according to nominations received.

Once the new PEC takes up office at the close of Conference 2010, it will hold elections from within the PEC for two Vice Presidents and for one member to be responsible for Equality and Diversity.

Nominations process – President

If you wish to stand as a candidate in the election to become President of Accord for 2010 – 2012

Candidates will be asked to submit an election address of no more than 250 words, supplemented by a CV (on a form prescribed by the Union).

Nominations will be accepted from January 1st 2010 to February 1st 2010.

Each candidate for the position of President must be supported by nominations from at least 50 individual members in order for the nomination to be valid.

Each member may only make one nomination. The nomination procedure is here: http://www.votepopularis.com/accord

The election address and CV must be received at Union Headquarters by 5pm on Monday, February 1st 2010.

A member may be nominated simultaneously for the office of President and for any other seat on the Principal Executive Council.

Nominations process – PEC

If you wish to stand as a candidate in the election to the Principal executive Council for 2010 – 2012

Candidates will be asked to submit an election address of no more than 200 words, supplemented by a CV (on a form prescribed by the Union).

Nominations will be accepted from January 1st 2010 to February 1st 2010.

Each candidate for the PEC must be supported by at least 25 nominations from individual members in order for the nomination to be valid.

 

The election address and CV must be received at Union Headquarters by 5pm on Monday, February 1st 2010.

Supporting the nomination of Candidates

The website will be open from January 1st 2010 until 5pm on February 1st 2010.