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Operational 35 King St Covent Garden London WC2E 8JG Telephone 020 7420 8900 Facsimile 020 7420 8998 Administration Hayes Court West Common Road Bromley Kent BR2 7AU Telephone 020 8462 7755 Facsimile 020 8315 8234 Website www.amicustheunion.org Amicus General Secretary Derek Simpson

Date24 May 2004

Dear Colleague

Decision of the Certification Officer – Tenure of Office of Joint General SecretarySubject

On Friday 14^th May the Certification Officer directed that Roger Lyons should relinquish his office forthwith.

Following a special meeting of the GP&FC it was agreed that the union would not appeal the verdict and instead would evaluate the consequences, taking account of the CO ruling and any contractual arrangements held between Roger Lyons and Amicus.

It was acknowledged that the CO decision did not affect Roger’s period as President of the TUC, moreover that we shall continue to offer support in that role.

However it is necessary to show a clear distinction with the facilities formerly afforded. Accordingly I have agreed that Marion Watson-Blake will continue secretarial support and Tony Daly will provide reasonable support with transport. It is now expected that all research and publicity matters be handled on Roger’s behalf by the TUC.

In order to avoid a charge of non-compliance the foregoing is the limit of support.

All correspondence will now be routed directly to me irrespective of the addressee and my office will be responsible for passing on any private or TUC matters to Roger. A full report will be made to the NEC and details will be circulated after final considerations have been made.

Yours fraternally

DEREK SIMPSON

Joint General Secretary

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