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Membership Council

Membership Council • Who are you? • How did you get there? • Who are the membership Council? • What do you do? 2

Who are You? • Roger Garratt • A career in the Royal Navy from 1962 – 1993 • A second Career with Rolls Royce in Bath then Bristol until 2001 • Joined the Legion in 1993 – Branch Secretary – County Treasurer – County Vice Chairman 3

How did you get there? • You voted me in - 2012 and 2014 • Representing: • Cornwall • Devon • Dorset • Somerset • Hampshire • Isle of Wight • Wiltshire 4

Who are the Membership Council ? 12 members representing the following regions 1. South West 8. Northern/Southern Ireland 2. South East 9. North 3. London Metropolitan 10. Yorkshire 4. East 11. Overseas 5. East Midlands 12. National Branches 6. West Midlands 7. Wales Elected on a three year cycle 5

Who are the Membership Council ? 6

Chain of Command 7

What Do You Do?  Attend Membership Council meetings every six weeks to primarily to:  Provide the Board of Trustees with a dedicated Focus on The Royal British Legion Membership Organisation in particular the needs of members and the support they give to the Legions charitable work. 8

What does that mean? 1. To develop a strategic framework for the Legion Membership organisation 2. To take responsibility for the General Fund Budget and make recommendations on income and expenditure 3. To make recommendations for the improvement of the Membership administration 9

And there is more! 4. To take responsibility for the management of Counties and Districts. Who are in turn responsible for the management and administration of branches. 5. To take direct responsibility for those branches not belonging to a County or District 6. To monitor all Membership services to ensure they meet the expectations and needs of members 10

More 7. To provide policy input on Membership matters and reports as requested by the Board of Trustees or individual Directors 8. To approve the formation, amalgamation and closure of Counties, Districts Branches and Sub Branches 9. To approve the issue and withdrawal of Legion Club Licences 11

Yet More 10.To make recommendations for Membership IT support 11.To approve County and District model Bye- Laws, County and District Bye-Laws and branch model By-Law 12.Membership Complaints Procedures 13.Membership Training Policy 14.Legion Youth Policy 12

And Finally 15.Legion Bands Policy 16.Legion Sports Policy 17.Legion Ceremonial Policy 18.Legion Cups and Shields Policy 19.Supporting the National Conference Committee 20.Responsibility to advise the BoT on the management and control of County District and Branch assets (excluding BPT) 13

How do you do that? By the use of Sub Committees 1. Legion Complaints Committee* 2. Training Advisory Group 3. Cups and Shields Group 4. Ceremonial Working Group 5. County and District Budget Committee* 6. Public Policy Panel 7. Branch and County/District Website Working Group 14

Champions o Ceremonial o Participation o Communications o Recruiting o Comradeship in Clubs o Retention o Finance* o Training o Merchandising o Volunteering o Overseas o Youth 15

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