1. To advise the membership through the Executive and Council on all ethical issues relating to the field of organ and tissue transplantation.
2. To consider specific ethical issues raised by the members at the request of the Executive or Council.
3. To prepare position statements on ethical issues on behalf of the society.
4. To initiate and inform debate on ethical issues within the society.
5. To liaise with the committees of the British Transplantation Society and Council as appropriate.
6. To liaise with outside agencies at the request of the Executive and/or Council.

Standard Operating Procedures

The committee will consist of five members elected by the society in a free ballot by simple majority and the President or a nominated deputy. The tenure of membership shall be three years from the date of
election. Members shall be eligible to stand again for election for a single further term of three years.

The committee will choose the chair from amongst themselves in consultation with the President of the
BTS by simple majority vote. The chair shall have tenure for three years commencing from the date of
election and will then not be eligible for re-election for a period of three years. The chair shall have authority to invite other members of the society or individuals outside the society to advise the committee on specific issues within their field of expertise.

The committee shall have the power to co-opt other members as appropriate from the BTS membership
or outside the membership if specialist advice is required. Members may also be co-opted such as to
recognise the broad representative balance of specialist interests of the society. Co-opted members will normally serve a term of three years, renewable for a single further term of three years by agreement with the chair.

The committee will meet at least three times per year and report on its activities to the Executive and
Council of the BTS through the chair.

Communication between committee members will primarily be by e-mail.

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