Reporting back following executive council meetings

Transparency and accountability must be at the heart of any democratic Trade Union. To ensure maximisation of trust, it is vital that Members are able to scrutinise the conduct and decisions of Officials. This applies particularly to the Executive Council, which is the governing body of our Union between Conferences and in whose Members is invested considerable power.

Conference notes that Executive Council Members are currently prohibited from reporting details of individual votes, other than their own, cast at Executive Council meetings. This has the effect of cloaking the decisions of the Executive Council in secrecy and undermining the relationship between it and the membership.

Conference therefore agrees that, with immediate effect, Executive Council Members will be free to report details of all individual votes following meetings of the Executive Council.