Public Relations Committee

The volumes of minutes are signed and indexed.

The unbound minutes are, for the most part, signed but not indexed.

Agenda and meetings papers are included with the minutes.

In 1931 Council established a Propaganda Committee to consider and report on desirable propaganda which might be undertaken in the interest of members. In 1932 it was constituted as a Standing Committee to deal with all matters in relation to advertising and propaganda.

The Committee was discontinued on the outbreak of war and its work taken over by the Emergency General Purposes Committee. The Propaganda Committee was re-established in 1944, became the Public Relations Committee in 1946, then in 1948, became a sub-committee of the Establishment and General Purposes Committee.

From 1951 to 1971 all advertising and publicity matters were carried out by the Journal and Public Relations Committee. In 1970 the CSP was concerned to improve its public relations activities, and formed a separate Public Relations Committee.

In 1983 it became the Membership Services and Public Relations Committee, taking over from the Finance and General Purposes Committee the responsibility for services to members, and also liaised with Special Interest Groups, Boards and Branches.

Following a review of the CSP's committee structure by the Planning and Resources Committee, it was recommended to Council that, from 9 Sep 1987, the Membership Services and Public Relations Committee be disbanded and its work distributed to other committees, particularly the new Professional Practice Committee.

Chronology:

Propaganda Committee: 1931 1939

[Emergency General Powers Committee: 1938 1943]

Propaganda Committee: 1944 1946

Public Relations Committee: 1946 1948

Public Relations Sub Committee: 1948 1951

[Journal and Public Relations Committee: 1951 1971]

Public Relations Committee: 1971 1983

Membership Services and Public relations Committee: 1983 1987