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Committee and Advisory Board Meeting
6.Members of committees must strive to attend all meetings regularly,ensuring they prepare for and contribute appropriately and effectively.
7.Members of committees should bring a fair and open-minded view to all discussions of the Council and should ensure that all decisions are made in The Society's best interests.
8.Every effort must be made to foresee and avoid any cnoflict of interest. Where one arises, it must be declared and the member must absent him/herself from any discussion or vote taken on the matter.
9.Confidential information or material (relating to users,beneficiaries,members,staff,commercial business,etc.)provided to,or discussed at a committee meeting ,must remain confidential and within the confines of the committee and must not be discussed outside with third parties.
10.It is important that Society representatives speak with one voice to administer the affairs of The Society effectively.Meetings provide the forum for issues to be debated,views expressed and argued.Decisions will be made in a democratic manner and where there is not a unanimous consensus of opinion the majority view will prevail.Once this majority view has been decided committee members are required to endorse and support it irrespective of their original personal position on the issue.