Agenda item - Elections information

30.1 Regarding elections to the Older People’s Council; the current agreed arrangements and costs were noted. Vacancies to OPC arising during the first two years after elections would be filled by election; and vacancies after 2 years would be filled by co-option.

30.2 One person was interested in becoming a co-opted member; they would be invited to the next meeting and meanwhile the current vacancy would be publicised on the OPC website and more widely (Action MB)

30.3 For the longer term, it was agreed to review OPC election arrangements. A practical solution as adopted in Denmark could be to elect a number of standby Members in addition to serving Members.