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Motion #A03
At the time of writing this report, at the end of 2021, there has been little opportunity for significant developments since Autumn Conference 2021.
The following people were elected to the Committee:
• Vita Falbo-Ellis (first one-year term) • Steve Hancox (second one-year term) • Marisa Johnson (fifth one-year term) • Jan King (second one-year term) • Ron Meldrum (third one-year term)
Conference agreed changes to the constitution which increase the number of committee members to a maximum of seven, and extends the term of service from one year to two, with a maximum of three years of consecutive service. Standing Order Committee (SOC) agreed that two more members could be coopted on the committee, and a search has begun to find two more members, with a particular aim to increase its diversity. To this end a role description has been drawn up and distributed to invite expressions of interest from people under-represented on the committee at the present time.
At this time we do not have a nominated Coordinator for the committee. The tasks of coordination are shared among committee members. Communications are routed through coordinator@drc.greenparty.org.uk
Since Conference we have received three referrals from Disputes and Complaints Referral Group (DCRG), which could not proceed to mediation either because parties did not agree to it, or someone resigned from the party. We received one self-referral, which is open at the time of writing.
Numbers received: 4 Mediations: 0 Open cases: 1
We have updated the list of volunteers to ensure continued interest and commitment. There are plans for further training sessions for the volunteers, and more support for regional developments.
ADRC contributes to the work of the Code of Conduct working group, and the group looking at improving the culture of the Green Party. Committee members contributed individually to the independent review of the complaints’ system. There are good working relationships with GPRC, DCRG, the Complaints’ Manager’s office and Discipline Committee (DC).
Approved by and submitted by Alternative Dispute Resolution Commitee
20th December 2021