ROUND TABLE GROUP CODE OF CONDUCT (May 2018)

• Prepare for the meeting by reading the agenda, papers and any emails before the meeting.
• In order for all points on the agenda to be heard – try to be concise.
• Contribute positively to the discussions.
• Speak truthfully and do not deliberately misrepresent and misquote an individual (whether they are a RTG attendee or outside the meeting).
• Listen to other people’s views respectfully and don’t talk over others when they are speaking.
• Discourage side conversations to enable everyone to concentrate on the meeting.
• Agree to differ on issues where a ‘consensus’ is not reached.
• Commit to sharing the information exchanged with your external groups and organisations
• Actions from meetings to be distributed within 2 weeks of the meeting taking place
• Aggressive behaviour, swearing or insults won’t be tolerated by the group.
• Attendees unable to abide by the Code of Conduct may be issued with a warning and can be asked to leave; in extreme circumstances the meeting will be ended.