Cronin House
245 Church Street
London
N9 9HW
Telephone: 020 8803 0255
Membership enquiries: membership@poauk.org.uk
General enquiries:
general@poauk.org.uk
Listed below is the timetable and procedure for the forthcoming election for National Chair and two National Executive Committee members following the Assistant General Secretary appointment.
The period of office for the National Chair will be from the end of Annual Conference 2026 until the end of Annual Conference May 2031.
The period of office for the NEC position 1 will be from 14th August 2025 until the end of the Annual Conference May 2030.
The period of office for the NEC position 2 will be from the end of January 2026 until the end of Annual Conference May 2028.
OPEN NOMINATIONS 2nd JUNE 2025
CLOSE NOMINATIONS 13th JUNE 2025
NB: Branch meetings should be held after Friday, 13th June 2025 in accordance with Rule 11.2(a) below
NOMINATION FORMS TO 20th JUNE 2025
CRONIN HOUSE
ELECTION ADDRESS TO 27th JUNE 2025
CRONIN HOUSE
DISTRIBUTION OF BALLOT PAPERS 11th JULY 2025
BALLOT CLOSES 12th AUGUST 2025
RESULT ANNOUNCED 13th AUGUST 2025
SECRET POSTAL BALLOTS: PROCEDURE RULE 11.2
Branch Committee members should:
ELECTION ADDRESSES
It is suggested that the following information will assist consistency of the ballot procedures and should be forwarded to the General Secretary at Cronin House by 12.00noon on Friday 27th June 2025.
It would also be helpful for candidates to provide contact numbers with their election addresses.
Candidates are reminded that election addresses must be limited to 500 words. This does not include Nominating Branches and Service History.
Any election addresses over 500 words will be edited.
UP-TO-DATE MEMBERSHIP RECORDS
As you know all national elections are conducted under postal ballot rules and procedures.
It is vital that local officials ensure their membership list is updated and any amendments are reported to the membership department by 12 noon on the 27th June 2025 at the very latest.
Members have the right to receive their ballot papers at home or their place of work. It is the responsibility of all members to provide an address for postal ballots. If members wish to amend their ballot address for this and future postal ballots, this again should be done by the 27th June 2025.
Please draw the contents of this Circular to all members as a matter of urgency.
Thanking you in anticipation of your support and cooperation.
Yours sincerely
STEVE GILLAN
General Secretary
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Cronin House
245 Church Street
London
N9 9HW
Telephone: 020 8803 0255
Membership enquiries: membership@poauk.org.uk
General enquiries:
general@poauk.org.uk
Representing over 30,000 Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers, the POA is the largest UK Union in this sector, able to trace its roots back more than 100 years.