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Trustees Annual Report
The Trustees Annual Report for the year 2022-2023 outlines the RCSLT’s activities over the last financial year. It also includes a full independent auditor’s report and financial statements, and is available for all RCSLT members to view.
Download the full 2023/24 report (PDF)
The Annual General Meeting 2024 (AGM)
9 October 2024
Time – 12.00 – 13.00
Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists will be held virtually by zoom webinar on Wednesday 9 October 2024, commencing at 12.00pm.
To register visit our events page
The RCSLT AGM is open to all members, but only full RCSLT members votes will be eligible. Full membership types include:
- Certified Members
- Newly Qualified Members
- Overseas Qualified Members
- Non-Practising Members
- Returners to Practice
- Retired Members
- Student Members
If you’re unsure about your membership status, please contact info@rcslt.org
View the Full agenda or download a Proxy voting form if you are unable to attend in person. The AGM will also include approval of appointments to the Board of Trustees.
If you wish to send in a proxy form, it must be addressed to the Company Secretary and received at RCSLT no later than noon on Tuesday 8 October 2024. Proxies received after that time will not be counted.
AGM 2023
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is an excellent opportunity for our members to find out what is going on behind the scenes at the RCSLT and to have their say on important decisions.
The 2023 AGM took place on 8 November 2023 at 12pm and included:
- presentation, consideration and adoption of the Trustees Annual Report and the Annual Accounts and auditors’ report (2022/23)
- approval of appointments to the Board of Trustees
- an overview of the work achieved over the past year in policy, finance, communications and learning.
RCSLT documents
- Agenda (PDF)
- Proxy voting form (Word)
- 2023 AGM draft minutes (which will be accepted in the 2024 AGM)
Board meetings
Wednesday 25 September 2024
The board of trustees are collectively responsible to the members for the governance of the organisation which includes developing a five-year vision, defining goals, setting targets and monitoring performance against those targets, including delivery of annual operating plans to implement the vision.
They meet on a quarterly basis. Below is a summary of the meeting held on Wednesday 25 September 2024.
Meeting summary
- The meeting opened with a workshop on the RCSLT’s financial investments.
- The board heard a member story from apprentice speech and language therapist Jessie.
- The board reviewed and approved the minutes and actions of the meeting held on Wednesday 3 July 2024.
- A paper was discussed about a recent Equality, Diversity and Inclusion event with member groups and the RCSLTs work in this area.
- The Chief Executive provided an update on his recent work including his visits to members across the UK and meetings with key stakeholders.
- The board discussed the risk register, key performance indicators and operating plan.
- The board had an update from the recent Professional Practice and Policy Committee (PPPC) meeting.
- The board received an update on a project looking at the SLT workforce, commissioned by NHS England.
- A financial overview was presented along with the latest forecasts for 2024/2025.
- The board approved the recommendations from the Nominations Committee for a lay trustee appointment which will be ratified at the Annual General Meeting in October 2024.
- A paper was presented for consideration with recommendations from the Finance and Resources Committee for membership fees on 2025/26.
