RSPCA Council

Our Council of elected members is an integral part of RSPCA daily life. 

Our Council members are the charity’s trustees and as volunteers do not profit from their role. They are responsible for providing leadership and direction, and also ensure the effective use of our resources to maximise the benefit to animal welfare.

Council members are elected by the Society's members each year for a three-year period, and the results are announced at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the summer.

Not an RSPCA member? Join us today!

• Find out who our Council members are:
  
  
  RSPCA Council members (PDF 40.9KB)

RSPCA national Council election 2012

RSPCA members are now being invited to vote in the 2012 national Council election.

This year, there are five national seats on our Council to be filled. RSPCA members have been sent details about each of the candidates standing for election and how to register their votes online or by post.

Voting closes at 3pm on Tuesday, 12 June 2012.

The results will then be announced at our AGM on Saturday, 30 June 2012 at The Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ.

Find out this year's nominations for RSPCA Council and how RSPCA members can apply for admission tickets to our AGM.
 

• Learn more about the role of a charity trustee:
  
  
  What it means to be an RSPCA trustee (PDF 39.6KB)

Our patrons and vice-presidents

The Council also has responsibility for the appointment of patrons and presidents.

Her Majesty the Queen is patron of the RSPCA. Find out who our other patrons and vice-presidents are.