The Central Council members comprise:
- Representative Members elected by the affiliated Societies for a three year period;
- Individual Members enrolled or appointed as may be determined by the Standing Orders; and
- the Council’s Trustees, Stewards and Workgroup Leaders, who shall be ex-officio members.
The Central Council has maintained Rules and Decisions for over 120 years. Its Rules deal with the fundamentals of its governance, entry criteria, subscriptions etc. whilst its Decisions relate to arrangements for ringing or ringing societies. Under the Council’s current constitution, the more modern words “Policy” and “Standard” can alternate with Decision, but the meaning is the same.
More recently, in common with other organisations, the Council has developed a separate suite of internal Policies and Standards governing its own charitable work.
The Executive Officers are elected by the Council at the annual meeting.
The Rules and Standing Orders were adopted by the Transition Motion which contains certain provisions relating to the previous rules and policies of the Central Council.
Rules document – Edition 2 – Agreed 2020-09-05Revision History
| Rules | Effective From |
|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 28th May 2018 |
| Edition 2 (current) | 5th September 2020 |
The Standing Orders of the Council can be viewed below or downloaded in PDF format below:
Previous versions
| Edition | Effective From |
|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 28th May 2018 |
| Edition 2 | 1st May 2019 |
| Edition 3 | 1st September 2020 |
| Edition 4 | Withdrawn |
| Edition 5 (current) | 1st January 2021 |
Under Rule 10.4, the Council from time to time publishes policies relating to its work. Its current policies are listed below:
- Conflicts of Interest – Guidance effective to 30th September 2020 – PDF
Guidance for Central Council members and others in managing actual, potential or perceptions of conflicts of interest - Conflicts of Interest – Policy effective from 1st October 2020 – PDF Policy for everyone acting on behalf of the Council
- Additional Notes & Forms for Trustees, Stewards and Workgroup Leaders
- Expenses Policy – PDF / Expenses Claim Form – DOCX
Guidance on claiming expenses - Privacy Notice – PDF
- Source and Application of Funds – PDF
Dealing with financial controls and the source and application of the Council’s income. - Policy on Ringing for Public and Community Events – PDF
- Safeguarding Policy (Internal) – PDF
- Equity and Diversity Statement – Click here
- CCCBR Risk Assessment August 2021 – PDF
Framework for Method Ringing
The Framework for Method Ringing is a Standard that provides common language and terminology for describing many aspects of method ringing, including performance reporting. It also contains the Central Council’s requirements for adding new methods to the Central Council’s methods library, for classifying and extending methods, and for record length performances. It is provided to support effective communication within the ringing community and is currently the Council’s only “Decision” (a Policy or Standard dealing with arrangements for ringing or ringing societies). The Council’s earlier Decisions. were retired in 2019.
The first version of the framework was approved by the Executive on 24 February 2019 and became effective on 1 June 2019.
Framework for Method Ringing – website
Framework for Method Ringing – PDF version
Framework for Method Ringing – Appendices – PDF version
The Executive of the Council will declare any Conflicts of Interest annually, the details of which can be viewed in the documents below: