AGM

Nominet’s Annual General Meeting 2022 took place on Thursday 6th October 2022. All resolutions were passed, see reporting of voting.

The Nominet Board wishes to consult with stakeholders on proposed changed to Nominet’s Articles of Association. The Board believes that the Articles would benefit from modernisation to make them easier to read and reflect actual practice in Nominet.

The consultation is open from Wednesday 7^th June – Wednesday 9^th August. 

Following the period of consultation, the Board will consider the feedback, make any necessary adjustments, and put the proposed Articles to a members’ vote at the AGM later this year.

Learn more and have your say here

This year, members will vote for one non-executive director. The person elected will serve a three-year term.

Members of Nominet may propose individuals to stand for election, and the person standing does not need to be a member. However, only members can propose, second and vote.

Nominations have now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. We will be reviewing all nominations to confirm eligibility, and will announce the list of candidates in due course.

Candidacy

• Any individual nominated and seconded by two members and eligible to be appointed as a director of a UK company may stand. Nominet will undertake due diligence to ensure this minimum threshold is met; a formal check will be made using publicly available information (see https://www.gov.uk/company-director-disqualification ).
• Candidates are required to sign the non-executive director contract.
• Candidates are required to sign a Declaration of Good Character.
• All Nominet directors undertake security screening consistent with Nominet’s role in operating critical national infrastructure. Candidates are asked to complete screening before voting commences.
• Proposers and seconders must provide a brief statement for publication on their nominees’ suitability for a position on Nominet’s Board.
• Prior to the formal call for nominations, candidates considering standing may wish to speak with the Nominet Chair to gain a fuller understanding of the role.

Board recommendation of candidates

• The Board reserves the right to make a recommendation should it feel that this is in the best interests of the company.

Election materials and communication

• In order to ensure conflicts of interest are declared in candidate statements, Nominet will run a formal check for directorships to ensure there are no omissions, and will request that any material relationships with Nominet are clearly articulated.
• Candidates’ statements, declarations of interest, and any statements from supporters, will be published in the voting pack.
• Nominet will only issue a disclaimer if we felt that the statement was not a fair representation of events or was defamatory. We reserve the right not to publish a statement that we are advised is defamatory.
• All voting papers will be issued electronically.

Please read Civica’s summary document explaining the principal rules of The Single Transferable Vote (STV) that apply to the Nominet NED elections.

The latest Voting Rights are available in the Member Hub.

If you have a query or complaint related to the Nominet Non-Executive Director Elections, please send it to the Company Secretary, in their role as the Elections Convener.

Please email your complaint to [email protected], remembering to include the following information:

• Your name and contact details
• A clear description of your concern or complaint
• What steps you’d like us to take to resolve the issue
• ‘Complaint’ specified clearly in the subject line of your email.

You can also make your complaint by post to:

Minerva House
Edmund Halley Road
Oxford Science Park
OX4 4DQ
United Kingdom

NEXT STEPS

The Elections Convener will acknowledge your complaint as soon as received and aim to respond within five working days. If this isn’t possible, you’ll be contacted within this time as to when to expect a response.

The Elections Convener will review the information you provided to decide how to respond and whether there’s a need to involve Civica (our independent scrutineer), or colleagues from other parts of the company, to investigate it. We’ll keep your complaint on file to help us monitor the number and types of complaints we receive.