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    Council is keen to engage with our members and to hear your questions and views and we will be setting time aside on each meeting agenda for this purpose.  If you have a question to raise with Council please visit Ask Governing Council (rics.org).

    Governing Council membership

    • The November Governing Council meeting was chaired by Nick Maclean OBE FRICS as Acting President.
    • This was the final Council meeting for eight current Governing Council members: Birgit Hempel, Uche Obi, Kenneth Kwan, Gordon Johnston, Jon Milner, Simon Radford, Blane Perrotton and Steven Latta. The Acting President thanked those Council members for their service to RICS.
    • The 2026 Senior Vice President, Susanne Eickermann-Riepe, and eight incoming Governing Council members - Ayda Chamcham, Vicky Clark, Alan Colston, Cartier Charles, Alexandra Faciu, Emily Forth, Paul Roberts and Lorraine Williamson - whose terms of office start on 1 January 2026, were invited to attend the meeting as non-voting observers as part of their induction to Governing Council.
       

    RICS Board Quarterly Report

    • Council received and discussed the latest quarterly report from the RICS Board, including the Q3 2025 CEO report and performance reporting pack.
       

    Standards & Regulation Board Quarterly Report

    • Council received and discussed the latest quarterly report from the Standards & Regulation Board.
       

    Budget 2026 and Business Planning

    • Council approved the 2026 RICS budget and the three-year outline business plan for 2026-2028, as recommended by the RICS Board and the Standards & Regulation Board.
       

    Corporate Key Results & Measurables 2026

    • Council discussed and noted the corporate key results & measurables for 2026, which had been approved by the RICS Board.
       

    Concessions 2026

    • Council ratified the RICS Board’s decision for a new approach to concessions due for implementation in 2027.
       

    Diversity Equity & Inclusion

    • Council received and discussed a detailed update on DEI strategy, priorities, activities and measures of success looking ahead to 2030.
       

    RICS Independent Review

    • Council received a briefing on the Independent Review, which was now underway, and the timeframe for reporting of the Review’s findings in 2026.
       

    Questions from Members

    • Council noted that there were no new questions from members for Council to consider at its November meeting.

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