General Purposes Committee

The General Purposes committee is responsible for considering, advising upon and recommending changes in the structure of the Union relating to status and policy, considering and advising the National Executive Committee upon all matters in connection with the Unions constitution, and advising upon any other matters not dealt with by any of the Standing Committees or NEC sub-committees or by the National Executive Committee.

All communications for the committee should be addressed to the Secretary

The members of the General Purposes Committee are as follows:

Chairman	Minister Jackie Wright	Tel: 01642 035097 Email: [email protected]
Vice-Chairman	Minister Judith Seaman	Tel: 01924 272631 Email: [email protected]
Secretary	Mr Charles Coulston, B.A., Hon DSNU	Tel: Email:
Committee Member	Mrs Sadia Bowering	Tel: 01279 816363 Email: [email protected]
Committee Member	Mrs Lisa Dawson
Committee Member	Mr Christopher Pelham-Wright	Email: [email protected]

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