- Conference
- 2024 National Delegate Conference
- Date
- 19 February 2024
- Decision
- Carried
In paragraph 2 delete:
“Lower Ground Floor, Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London, EC4 8JX”
Replace with: “8th Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL”
In paragraph 6 a) delete:
“a) the person satisfies the conditions which are for the time being specified by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 75 (2) of the Act or is a person specified in an order made under that section (the conditions and the persons specified by the Secretary of State were, at the time of the adoption of these rules, contained in The Trade Union Ballots and Elections (Independent Scrutineer Qualifications) Order 2002 (SI 2002/2267) – available at www.hmso.gov.uk);”
replace with:
“a) the person satisfies the conditions which are for the time being specified by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 75 (2) of the Act or is a person specified in an order made under that section. The conditions and the persons specified by the Secretary of State were, at the time of the adoption of these rules, contained in The Trade Union Ballots and Elections (Independent Scrutineer Qualifications) (Amendment) Order 2017 (SI 2017/877) – available at www.legislation.gov.uk);”
In Paragraph 25 delete:
“The scrutineer shall at all times take all reasonable steps to secure their safe custody so as to minimise the risk of any contravention of the requirements imposed by or under any enactment of these rules or the occurrence of any unfairness or malpractice”
Replace with:
“The scrutineer shall at all times take all reasonable steps to secure their safe custody of the returned envelopes and voting papers so as to minimise the risk of any contravention of the requirements imposed by or under any enactment of these rules or the occurrence of any unfairness or malpractice.”
Throughout Schedule E:
Delete “his/her” replace with “their”
Delete “he/she has” replace with “they have”
Delete “him/her” replace with “them”
Delete “his or her” replace with “their”
Delete “his” replace with “their”
Delete “she/he is” replace with “they are”
Delete ‘he/she is’ replace with ‘they are’
Delete “he/she declined” replace with “they declined”
Delete “he/she considers” replace with “they consider”
Delete “his independence” replace with “their independence”