Notice of Committee by-elections
The affairs of ARC are managed by the ARC Committee consisting of 25 members: nine officers and sixteen ordinary members.
In March 2016 the following were duly elected, unopposed, to ARC Committee to hold office for the period 2016–2018.
- Amy Carr
- Andy Nixon
- Blair Gardner
- Fahad Akhtar
- Frances Hunter
- Jim Rogers
- Kenneth Mitchell
- Michelle Wyer
- Spencer Munn
- Tony Wallace
There are currently six vacancies.
As there are fewer Committee members than posts, a by-election for additional Committee members is being held, with successful members taking office immediately and serving for the remainder of the period 2016-18.
In line with 14.3.1 of ARC Rules, ARC Committee hereby calls for nominees wishing to stand for Committee membership. Any member of ARC is eligible to stand for this post. Nominations should be sent to the ARC Secretary, Zohra Francis, at 8 Leake Street, London , SE1 7NN, or by email to [email protected]), to arrive no later than noon on Thursday 30 June 2016.
Nominations must be signed by two ARC members. They must also be accompanied by a written agreement by the candidate to serve if elected. If there are more nominees than vacancies, the nominees will need to confirm their willingness to stand. At that stage, if there are still more candidates than seats available, in accordance with the Rules, there will be an election by way of a ballot of all ARC members. Candidates will be notified of the same and at the same time will be notified of the need to submit, to the ARC Secretary, a personal address of not more than 400 words. This will be circulated with the ballot papers in the event of an election. The election will be open to the entire membership of ARC.
Download the nomination form here.
All members are encouraged to consider standing for one of these post. All Committee members are entitled to facilities time to enable them to carry out their duties.
The period of office will commence immediately after selection and end at the close of business of the Annual General Meeting in 2018.
Nominations must be returned to Zohra Francis, ARC Secretary, 8 Leake Street London, SE1 7NN to arrive by midday on Thursday 30 June 2016.
ARC Committee – Detailed Provisions
5.1 Duties
The principal duties of the Committee shall be:
- to watch over and consider all legislation, proposed legislation, and departmental administration affecting the interests and duties of members of ARC;
- to draw to the attention of members any matter of importance to the Service;
- to take any action for the redress of grievances that may be lawfully decided upon in accordance with the law from time to time governing the taking of such action by Trades Unions
- to bring to the notice of the Department matters of importance affecting the Service;
- to attend by deputation for the purposes of offering suggestions or giving information to the Department;
- to communicate information to members in accordance with these rules;
- to take the necessary steps in connection with the appointment of the Trustees of the Benevolent Fund and to recommend to the Trustees cases for relief; and
- to promote in every other way possible social intercourse among members of the Department.
Members Update – Pay 2020
| The only people that will have a say on any pay offer will be the members a trade union so if any of your colleagues are not currently a union member, please circulate this article which we have made available to non-members and encourage them to join ARC. They can do so here. |
| HMRC have today announced that approval has been given to the business for pay and contract reform. ARC have consistently pressured for a business case to be made, recognising that we have not had a real pay deal in over a decade, and addressing the inequalities and unfairness of the current pay system. Whilst the news that a case has been approved is extremely welcome, it is nonetheless disappointing that it comes in the term of a third ARC President since it was promised to be pursued. We are as frustrated and annoyed at the delay as you are. Our last substantive pay award was in 2008, before pay freezes and arbitrary caps were introduced. At the forefront of our minds is a decade of real terms pay cuts, no progression, additional pension contributions, and token increases that have not kept pace with inflation meaning that your pay is now worth a lot less than it once was. We will now begin negotiations with the Department and those talks are likely to take some months and will be difficult at times. I’ve made it clear to HMRC that ARC want the talks to be concluded as quickly as possible and I’ve committed to make whatever resource is needed from ARC available to make that happen. We will be fighting for the best possible pay offer for ARC members. We haven’t seen the business case yet but there are likely to be some elements that are of benefit to ARC members and equally there may be some elements that are detrimental. I’m not in favour of detrimental changes to terms and conditions but I believe it’s important for ARC to remain in the room even when there are discussions that we don’t like, for us to consider the position in the round and to challenge and help achieve the best negotiated offer which can be put to members to have their say. The nature of the talks means that there won’t be a running commentary on the detail as they progress, but I will keep members updated on where we are in the process. When negotiations are concluded I hope that there will be an offer to be made to members and Helen and I will be arranging pay meetings to talk to our members. I know that the current situation doesn’t make having conversations particularly easy but we will find a way to talk to as many members as possible. If you have any questions, do send them through to [email protected]. |
Loz Hutton
ARC President
[email protected]
