Progress towards Chartered Status

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Progress towards Chartered Status

• John Hunt
• Chairman of Strategic Planning Committee

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Chartered Status background (1)

• 1998 Ad-hoc Group on Chartered Status formed
  investigated needs
• 1999 Progress towards RPA2000.
• 2000 Discussions on amalgamation with other
  Societies.
• 2001 Ad-hoc Group merged with Strategic
  Planning Committee.
• Consultation of Members via
  Newsletter/e-discussion.
• 2002 Draft first application produced, sent
  to Partner Societies etc.

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Chartered Status background (2)

• 2003 First application to Privy Council.
• Sectorial Committees set up.
• 2004 Application rejected (our contribution
  not indispensable
• we do not represent a
  discrete profession or body of opinion.)
• Progress towards
  amalgamation with IRP.
• 2005 Second Charter application to Privy
  Council.
• 2006 Invited to submit a draft Charter

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Stages in preparation of Charter and Bylaws

• Consultation of Members Spring 2006
• Feed results into drafts July-Sept
  2006
• Approval by Council Oct 2006
• Submit to Privy Council Nov 2006

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Stages thereafter

• Amendments to Charter etc.
• Resolution to AGM/EGM April 2007?
• Postal Ballot
  May 2007?
• Petition
  Summer 2007?
• PC stages, incl. London Gazette (6 weeks) ---

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Costs

• Additional meetings - about 2-3K
• Printing of Charter - about 2-3K
• Total say 5-6K any legal advice extra.

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Council is not proposing any change of name for
the Society on becoming a Chartered body
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Consultation on Chartered RP Qualification (1)

• Model
• Option 1 Corporate Membership is Chartered
  Qualification, as with CMIOSH. Only one set of
  letters. Application for Corporate Membership is
  at this level.
• Option 2 Retain MSRP/FSRP for Corporate
  Membership. Those who wish can apply for a
  modified or additional Chartered title, as with
  MInstP CPhys.

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Level and requirements for Chartered title

• Separate system from RPA2000.
• 2. Grandfathering arrangement existing
  members can qualify.
• Level to suit the needs of members and
  essentially be at no less than eg CPhys or CSci,
  with emphasis, where appropriate, on competences.
• To be worked up by QPSCom.
• Assessment by a panel of Chartered Members, eg
  subset of MemCom.

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Consultation on Chartered RP Qualification (2)

• Chartered Title options
• 1. Chartered Member/Fellow of SRP
  CMSRP/CFSRP
• 2. Chartered Radiation Protection Practitioner
  CRPP or CRadPP or CRad
• 3. Chartered Radiation Protection Professional
  CRPP
• 4. Chartered Practitioner in Radiation Protection
  CPRP or CPRadP or CRad
• 5. Chartered Professional in Radiation Protection
  CPRP

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