CONSTITUTION

Following several meetings held by the Sikh Council UK development  Adhoc Committee and through liaison with the Charities Commission the 7th draft of the constitution has been produced along with a number of discussion papers.  Please read on…Sikh_Council_UK_ Constitution_version_7

SIKH COUNCIL UK POLICIES

Operating Principles. The purpose of this report is to introduce the Members of the General Assembly (MGA) to the work in progress on the development of the Council’s Operating Principles which will apply equally to all staff and Sewadars. Please read on… SC-UK Operating Principles

Code of Conduct The purpose of this report is to introduce the Members of the General Assembly (MGA) to the work in progress on the development of the SCUK Code of Conduct. Please read on… SC-UK Code of Conduct

Responding to requests from Member Organisations when approached by a member organisation about a relevant event, campaign or project Sikh Council UK could adopt 1 of 4 approaches. Please read on: SC-UK Policy framework 1 responding to Internal Requests

Responding to requests from External Organisations when approached by external organisations about a relevant event, campaign or project Sikh Council UK could adopt 1 of 4 approaches, Please read on: SC-UK Policy framework 2 responding to External Requests

Circulation of information for Member Organisations: SC-UK Policy Number 3 Circulation of information for Member Organisations.

Attendance at meetings by non-Delegates at General Assembly and non- members at Executive Committee Meetings: SC-UK Policy Number 4 Attendance at meetings by non-Delegates at General Assembly

Conduct of the Executive Committee Meetings: SC-UK Policy Number 5 Conduct of the Executive Committee Meetings

Role in issues, events and campaigns associated with the Indian Sub-Continent. There are several organisations which are playing a prominent role in the above area in UK and Europe. These include some member organisations. In recognition
of the fact that British and European Sikhs are affected by events on the
Indian Subcontinent, the Sikh Council has established the Indian Subcontinent
Affairs Committee. It was decided during the consultation phase of the Sikh
Council that the Council would remain silent on the issue of Sikh homeland and
this remains the case. The extent of the Sikh Councils involvement will be
guided by the following… SC-UK Policy Number 6 Role in issues, events and campaigns

Decision making by the Officers and Chairs of the Committees. The underlying principle of the Council is where ever possible the decisions must be taken on collective and consensus basis. Decisions need to be taken at various levels….SC-UK Policy Number 7 Decision making by the Officers and Chairs of the Committees