During his first term on the council, Chris has been a member of the standards committee and is currently sitting as chairman.

Re-election candidate hopes to continue work with standards committee

As the RCVS plans to shrink its council from 42 to 24 members, it is "important that interested, active practitioners remain on council," says councillor Chris Barker, who is hoping to be elected for a second term on council.

The changes will also see the number of university-appointed council members drop from 12 to three. Responding to concerns from the profession that there will remain too many academics and people with 'vested interests' on council, Mr Barker says it is important for members of the profession to vote in RCVS elections - "that is democracy in action".

Throughout his first term, he has been a member of the standards committee and is currently sitting as vice chairman. During his time in this role, he says he has sought to ensure that the demands made of practitioners are both reasonable and deliverable, something he hopes to continue if re-elected.

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