ICAS Council - composition

ICAS Council is composed of a mix of elected and co-opted CA members, non-CA (Public Interest) members and Office Bearers.

Members of Council (except Office Bearers) are elected or appointed for an initial three-year term after which they may be elected or appointed for a second three-year term.

According to ICAS General Regulations, Council must comprise of:

Twelve elected area representative Members.
Six elected Members to open seats.
Not more than seven co-opted Members.
Not less than three Public Interest Members.
The Office Bearers, who shall be Members.

The composition of Council is also based on the following ratios:

At least 80% of ICAS Members.
At least 65% of ICAS Members who have been elected.
At least 10% of Public Interest Members.

Electoral Area and Open seat Members

Electoral Area and Open seat Members are elected by the ICAS membership. The electoral areas and the number of representatives from each area are set out below. Members may only stand for election to an Electoral Area seat if they live or work in that Electoral Area.

Area	Number of seats
Scotland West Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Argyll and Bute, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway	2
Scotland East City of Edinburgh, West Lothian, Midlothian, East Lothian, Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Scottish Borders, Perth and Kinross, Fife, Dundee City, Angus	2
Scotland North Highland, Moray, Orkney Islands, Eilean Siar, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Shetland Islands	2
England, Wales and Northern Ireland Ireland England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands	6