9th October 2011, 10:31 PM
The pre-election posts on this thread and its predecessor indicated that the common prejudices about IfA was that council was bound to be dominated by heads of ROs and the presence of lowly diggers and others on Council would be against the will of the membership who would prefer candidates happy with the status quo. The elections have showed that neither of these views were correct. I do feel that postal voting is an outdated and cumbersome method, but I am not convinced that new techniques would make a big difference. Does failure to vote invalidate IfA membership? No. The members who didn't vote may have been busy doing other things, such as updating their mandatory CPD log, or attending training, running or attending Special Interest Group meetings, or reading new guidance. If only 4% were following the principles in the Code of Conduct, I'd be very worried.
The AGM also approved the move towards chartership.
The AGM also approved the move towards chartership.