8th September 2011, 06:48 PM
To clarify, the IfA is a democracy. Any changes to the constiitition, statetgic plan or new policy statements, or standards, are proposed by the Council and then brought to an AGM which all members may attend and vote. If members wish they can suggest a motion to go the AGM (they need a certain number of signatures to do this). In practice, AGMs tend to be poorly attended unless there are contentious issues to be discussed (changing the name was one), but voter apathy doesn't mean it's not a democracy.