The Governance Committee ensures that the Society has a robust and effective suite of documentation to ensure that SRP can meet the demands of being a professional body , a learned society and a registered charity . The work of the Committee also provides reassurance that SRP operates responsibly with regard to the environment , social and governance issues .
During the year the Committee has provided documentary support to two key governance policies for equality and diversity and safeguarding . Additional documents which were reviewed included Organisation of Events , Running of Council , Network Creation , Audit and Disciplinary and Conduct . The Committee also undertook two audits of the Safeguarding and Vetting of Trustees policies .
The Committee will continue with a programme of review and audit to ensure that documents are followed by members , effective and fit for purpose . The documentation review and audits will also provide reassurance for good SRP Governance .
IT Committee Chair : Claire-Louise Chapple , Secretary : Fearnley Evison
The IT Committee oversees the Society ' s responsibilities relating to IT issues through generation and review of appropriate policies and procedures , and within contracts established by the Society . This past year the Committee has completed a review of IT governance policies and procedures , such as SRP ' s GDPR procedure . The IT Committee also convenes to discuss matters related to the SRP website and website performance . During the year , the Committee has been progressing the design and function for the next version of the SRP website , informed by the use of search engine and website traffic analytical tools .
Strategy & Risk Review Committee Chair : John Croft , Secretary : Simon Clark
The Committee monitors and supports SRP ' s delivery of its Strategic Plan and maintains SRP ' s risk register on behalf of the Operations Director and Council . During the year StaRR has
• revised its membership to ensure that all Directorates in SRP are represented on the Committee
• ensured that all committees and working groups report the amount of volunteer effort that is required for them to deliver their objectives
• ensured that all committees and working groups report their progress with the current Strategic Plan
• reviewed about 15 risks to the Society and reported on the mitigation put in place which moved these risks to the position where they are controlled
• addressed the significant risk relating to operating during a pandemic
• addressed the risk relating to insurance while personnel are engaged on SRP duty but are not supported by their employer
• addressed the risk relating to SRP being sued for negligence through the strategic use of disclaimers
• addressed the risk to wellbeing of volunteers
Committees Reporting to Council
Honours & Nominations Advisory Committee Chair : Karen Goldstone MBE , Secretary : Colin Partington MBE
The role of the Committee is to recommend to the SRP President individuals who should be nominated for a UK Public Honour and prepare nominations for SRP to send to the Cabinet Office . The Committee also recommends annually to Council suitable recipients for one of the Society ' s honours - the Founders ' Medal , Honorary Fellowship , and the Dunster Lecturer . A nomination prepared by HNAC for UK Public Honours was submitted early in 2020 . A previous nomination is still under consideration by the Cabinet Office . The pandemic has had far reaching effects on the honours system both in timing and in recipients of honours . An increased number of nominations for Society honours were received as a result of the new guidance and form . These nominations were researched and submitted to Council for consideration . Due to the pandemic Society honours for both 2019 and 2020 will be presented at this year ' s Annual Conference in July .
Radiation Protection Council SRP Licensor Representative : Peter Marsden
The Radiation Protection Council ( RPC ) continues to maintain Registers of Radiation Protection Professionals , including the first Incorporated Radiation Protection Professional in the last year . There has been interest from professional institutions in the UK and overseas in joining the RPC as Licensees , which the Council continues to encourage and support . We have also developed criteria for organisations to become accepted as Professional Affiliates and continue to promote professional registration at Chartered , Incorporated and Technical grades for practitioners operating in the field of Radiation Protection .
Networks
Co-ordinator : Mary Allan
The SRP Heads of Profession Network provides a forum for discussion and sharing of experience / good practice for SRP members and organisations interested in recruitment , retention , training and career development of RP personnel . The group has been running for two years and the first meeting was hosted by AWE with 5 organisations represented . The next meeting was hosted by Rolls-Royce Submarines and in 2020 a meeting was to be at UKAEA Culham however this was postponed due to COVID-19 . Support to the Heads of Profession ( HoP ) continued via the SRP forum and discussion included how COVID-19 was affecting the various industry sectors ; this gave a striking insight into how the pandemic had impacted radiological protection and the key lessons learned . Encouragement was given to the HoPs to kick start the flow of applications for SRP membership and professional registration . Updates on apprenticeship schemes , other professional level training and the successful AURPO / SRP webinars were given . At the 4th meeting in March 2021 , a total of 24 institutions were participating in the Network covering medical , nuclear , regulators and small users . Further COVID-19 updates were given along with other topical RPA2000 and SRP information such as membership numbers , professional registration scheme updates and current regulator issues .
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