Council

Meeting dates

2018

• Friday 21 September: Fellows Admission Ceremony and Council Meeting
• Saturday 22 September: Council Meeting
• Friday 30 November: Members Admission Ceremony and Joint Council/Board of Trustees Meeting
• Saturday 1 December: Council Meeting and Fellows Admission Ceremony

2019

• Friday 25 January: Council Meeting
• Saturday 26 January: Council Meeting and Members Admission Ceremony
• Friday 5 April: Council Meeting
• Friday 14 June: Members Admission Ceremony and Council Meeting
• Saturday 15 June: Council Meeting and Fellows Admission Ceremony
• Friday 20 September: Fellows Admission Ceremony and Joint Council/Board of Trustees Meeting
• Saturday 21 September: Council Meeting
• Friday 13 December: Members Admission Ceremony and Council Meeting

Remit

RCOG Council is responsible for furthering the College's mission and for setting its long-term priorities and goals. Council establishes and oversees the clinical, educational, professional, academic and ethical activities of the College.  It is chaired by the President and meets 6 times a year.  RCOG Council comprises:

• Six RCOG Officers
• 33 elected regional Fellows and Members 
• The Chair and Vice Chair of the Trainees’ Committee
• Chair of the Academic Board
• Women's Voice Lead and the Vice Chair of the RCOG Women’s Network
• President of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
• Specialty Doctor Lead (co-opted member)

Terms of reference

• Council is the RCOG’s most senior professional body, responsible for furthering and fulfilling the mission of the College and for setting long-term goals and aims
• All College Boards and professional committees report to Council, including the RCOG Women’s Network and the Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Committees
• Council agrees clinical and performance standards for RCOG education and training
• Council debates, develops, advises and recommends policies and actions on clinical and professional matters for women’s health, the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology
• Council is responsible for establishing working parties and inquiries to further the mission of supporting women’s health and for receiving reports from any bodies established
• Matters for communication to Fellows, Members and Trainees are the responsibility of Council

Role descriptions

The role descriptions include information about the responsibilities, time commitment and eligibility of RCOG Councillors.

• Regional (UK) Councillor role description (PDF, 146 kb)
• International Councillor (Europe) role description (PDF, 540 kb)

Council papers

Members of Council can download Council papers here (please note you will need to be signed into the website).

Council minutes

RCOG Fellows and Members can view the minutes from the last Council meeting below (please note that you will need to be signed into the website).

Membership

Please send all correspondence to the committee secretary.

Secretary

Kim Dawson
Tel: +44 20 7772 6238

Council contact details

Fellows and Members of the College can access Council members’ contact details here (please note you will need to be signed into the website).

Council members share their experiences

Some of the current Council members have written about their experience of being on Council. Select the names that are hyperlinked below to read about their different experiences and opportunities.

Council members