Motions presented at The Royal British Legion 2009 Annual Conference

The 2009 Annual Conference was held at the The Devonshire Park Centre, Eastbourne on 16 & 17 May.

Listed below are the motions considered at this year's conference.

Charter Motions

Charter Motion 1
Page 12, Rule 9, final paragraph, first line delete "term of office", insert "tenure" and in the third line delete "of office".
Page 12, Rule 12, delete from heading "TERMS OF OFFICE", insert "TENURE".
Page 12, Rule 12(a) (ii), delete "term of office unless their tenure", insert "tenure unless it".
Page 12, Rule 12(a) (iii), line 1 delete "office", insert "that appointment" and last line delete "office", insert "appointment".
Page 14, Rule 18(c), delete "term of office" insert "tenure".
Page 17, Rule 37(b), delete "Officer appointed", insert "person designated".
Page 17, Rule 38(b), line 4 delete "Regional Officer or other officer appointed for that purpose by the Board of Trustees", insert "(or other person designated for that purpose by the Board of Trustees)".
Throughout the Rules and Governing Regulations, the initial letter of the word "Officer" and of the word "Office", when the latter refers to a person or position, shall be a capital "O".
Board of Trustees

MOTION CARRIED

Charter Motion 2
Page 13, Rule 15, line 1 delete "Governing Regulation 58" and insert "the Governing Regulations".
Board of Trustees

MOTION CARRIED

Charter Motion 3
Page 11, Rule 8(c) (ii), delete "as prescribed in Governing Regulation 14"
Board of Trustees

MOTION CARRIED

Charter Motion 4
Page 10, Rule 6, after "aged over" delete "14", insert "12".
South & West Yorks County

MOTION CARRIED

Charter Motion 5
Page 3, Article 2, add sub paragraph 2 (f) (iii):
"or
iii) was awarded the Bevin Boys Badge for service in the coal mines."
Wincanton, Somerset County

MOTION LOST

Motions

GROUP "A" – WELFARE (INTERNAL)

Motion 1
This Conference is concerned about the future of Bennet House and requests the Board of Trustees to bring forward plans to upgrade or rebuild the centre as soon as possible
Limavady, Northern Ireland District

MOTION CARRIED

Motion 2
This Conference urges the Board of Trustees to recognize that expenditure on Shoeboxes for troops deployed on operations is a proper charge to Legion Funds.
Calne, Wilts County

MOTION CARRIED

Motion 3
This Conference views with concern the loss of Legion Branch funds since the acceptance of notice of resolution 6 of Annual Conference 2003.
Ynyshir, Rhondda & Pontypridd County

MOTION CARRIED

Motion 4
This Conference resolves that the Legion attempts to recover without further delay monies owed by local authorities in cases where the Legion has paid the costs of Disabled Facilities Grants in order to expedite cases where local authorities in question have accepted the disabilities grants are their responsibilities.
Ynyshir, Rhondda & Pontypridd County

MOTION CARRIED

Motion 5
This Conference requests the Board of Trustees to have an open discussion with the membership about usage of Amenity Funds at our Care Homes.
Durham City, Framwellgate Moor & District, Northumbria County

MOTION LOST

GROUP "B" – WELFARE (EXTERNAL)

Motion 6
This Conference requests that the Board of Trustees asks HM Government to remove the upper limit of 65 years of age for Disability Living Allowance, to ensure that older disabled veterans are entitled this benefit.
Stroud, Gloucestershire

MOTION CARRIED

Motion 7
This Conference urges the Board of Trustees to further build upon progress made concerning the increase in the provision of mental health services and the delivery of priority treatment for veterans.
Ysceifiog Nannerch & District, North Wales District

MOTION CARRIED

GROUP "C" – REMEMBRANCE, FUNDRAISING AND PUBLICITY

Motion 8
This Conference proposes that the Legion be more pro-active in promoting itself.
Surrey County

MOTION CARRIED

Motion 9
This Conference urges the Board of Trustees to publicise more widely the scope of the support that the Charity provides for younger Service men and women from recent and current operations.
East Knoyle, Semley And Sedgehill, Wilts County

MOTION CARRIED

GROUP "D" – GENERAL (INTERNAL)

Motion 10
This Conference requests the Board of Trustees to give consideration to abolishing Life Membership for all new and future applicants.
Durham City, Framwellgate Moor & District, Northumbria County

MOTION LOST

Motion 11
This Conference requests that those Parade Marshals and Standard Bearers who are eligible, be allowed to wear their Veterans' Badge when carrying out their duties on Armed Forces Day Parades.
South & West Yorks County

MOTION CARRIED

Motion 12
This Conference requests that the proposers of venues for Annual Conference provide in their presentations:
1. an outline of the type and an indication of the cost of accommodation available and,
2. for offshore venues, examples of the current cost of ferry and air fares.
Withernsea, East Yorks County

MOTION CARRIED

Motion 13
This Conference requests the Board of Trustees to determine, in accordance with Rule 30, that the financial year be between 1st January and 31st December.
Staple Hill, Gloucestershire

MOTION LOST

Motion 14
This Conference is urged to adopt a policy of holding the Legion's Annual Conference on mainland Great Britain at the same fixed venues - Midlands – South - North on a three year rotation from 2013.
Hants County

MOTION LOST

Motion 15
This Conference asks the Board of Trustees to move the dates for Annual Conference back to the late May Bank Holiday, to become effective in 2014.
Jackfield, Shropshire

MOTION LOST

Motion 16
This Conference urges the Board of Trustees to implement changes to the Membership Renewal System, so that membership is renewed on the anniversary date of a member joining the Legion.
Jackfield, Shropshire

MOTION LOST

Motion 17
This Conference urges the Board of Trustees to move commencement of Membership Year from 1st October to January 1st of each year, commencing January 2011. That membership year October 1st 2009 – 2010 be extended by three months to December 31st 2010.
(If Motion 16 is carried, this motion falls automatically)
Oswestry, Shropshire

MOTION LOST

Motion of Urgency
This conference is concerned at recent reports that almost obsolete equipment is being issued to our Armed Forces and requests the Board of Trustees to pressure HM Government to ensure that our Armed Forces receive only the most up-to-date and modern equipment available.
North Yorkshire County

MOTION CARRIED

CONFERENCE VOTED TO HOLD CONFERENCE 2013 IN LLANDUDNO