Pact members have today agreed a Special Resolution to temporarily amend Pact's governance structure to allow the current terms of Council members to be extended by a year.
Following a General Meeting held earlier today (Wednesday 8th July 2026), Pact members voted in favour of adopting the temporary measure, which will provide organisational stability, continuity and retention of governance experience during a period of organisational review and leadership transition.
What This
Means
The current Pact Council members have been in post since 1st January 2025 and their terms were due to finish on 31st December 2026.
The passing of this Special Resolution means that for this Council only, the current Council members will serve a term of three years from 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2027.
This is a one-off measure affecting the current Council only, rather than a permanent change to Pact’s Articles.
The next Pact Council election will be held in Autumn 2027, and a newly elected Council will begin its two-year term from 1st January 2028.
What Does
Pact Council Do?
Pact is run by independent producers, for independent producers. The members of Pact Council, who are elected from amongst our membership, oversee the work of the Pact Executive and approve operational budgets and financial plans. Council members also debate and agree all Pact policies, campaigns, Terms of Trade negotiations and collective agreements.
The current Chair is Jane Muirhead (MD of Raise the Roof Productions) and the Vice Chair is Holly Pye (Commercial Director of Objective Media Group). You can see who all the current Council members are, including the three Nations Representatives, on our Pact Council page.
We would like to thank all of the Pact members who attended today’s General Meeting and the eligible members who participated in the vote.
If you have any questions about Pact Council or are interested in standing at the next election and would like more information, please contact our Finance Director and Company Secretary, Rebecca Carey: rebecca@pact.co.uk.
There are other ways to get involved in Pact’s work aside from Council, including via our Working Groups.