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The composition of the Royal Pharmaceutical Council is:

17 elected pharmacists (three places reserved for the constituencies of England with Isle of Man and Channel Islands, Scotland and Wales; 14 unreserved places) elected by the pharmacists currently on the Society's register of pharmacists
one pharmacist appointed by the universities awarding pharmacy degrees accredited by the Society
two pharmacy technicians elected by those technicians on the voluntary register of pharmacy technicians at the time of the election
10 lay members appointed by the Privy Council

The council meets regularly to discuss key issues affecting pharmacy and to decide on policies and practice. The Council is advised on particular areas of pharmacy policy by a number of committees and subcommittees as well as by a number of membership and special interest groups.

For the names and background details of members of Council for 2008-09, click on the link below:

Members of Council 2008-09

For the names of committee members for 2008-09, click on the link below:

Committee members 2008-09

For a report on the audit of Council members' expenses, click on the link below:

Report from the Audit Committee on the audit of Council members' expenses

Contact details:

Council meetings or elections:
Head of Corporate Secretariat
Tel: 020 7572 2205
Fax: 020 7572 2500
e-mail: averil.ridgway@rpsgb.org

Policy Development:
Head of Policy Development
Tel: 020 7572 2218
Fax: 020 7572 2501
e-mail: eileen.neilson@rpsgb.org

The Council elects its own President. Elected members serve on the Council for three years, although those elected in the first election (2005) after the society's New Charter came into force on 7 December 2004 have terms of one year, two years and three years, allocated on the number of votes received.

Pharmacists A pharmacist is eligible for election to the unreserved places on Council if s/he is normally resident in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands and is nominated by 10 pharmacists. A pharmacist wishing to stand for a national constituency (England (with the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands), Scotland or Wales) must be normally resident in that constituency but must be nominated by 10 pharmacists whose registered address is in that constituency.

All pharmacist members may vote in the annual election for pharmacist members of the Council.

For more information about the Council elections, click here.

Pharmacy technicians Pharmacy technicians are eligible to stand for election to Council if registered on the Voluntary Register of Pharmacy Technicians. In the first election of pharmacy technicians (2005) a technician may nominate themselves. All pharmacy technicians registered on the Voluntary Register of Pharmacy Technicians at the time of the election are eligible to vote.

Constitution of the Council For the Modernisation Steering Group discussion papers on the constitution of the Council, click here.