Governance

Our Council, Board and Committee structure governs us. These governance bodies are all formed of representative and lay members through a mixture of elected and appointed positions who are there to reflect the diversity shared within the accountancy and financial profession and drive our strategy and member activities forward. Council has delegated the regulatory and disciplinary functions of ICAEW to the ICAEW Regulatory Board, to separate them from the other activities of ICAEW. ICAEW’s regulatory role is distinct from its representative role.

ICAEW Council

The powers of Council are defined in the Charter and Council is ultimately responsible for ensuring that ICAEW meets the objects set out in the Charter. Council has up to 125 members, the majority of which are elected by ICAEW members. The biographies and declarations of interests of the ICAEW Council members are shown here.

ICAEW Board

The board is responsible to council for planning and managing the affairs and business of ICAEW. It does this in accordance with objectives, polices and budgets approved by the council. It is also responsible for resource management and coordinates the work of departments and committees.

ICAEW Regulatory Board

The ICAEW Regulatory Board (IRB) is an independent board that is responsible for the statutory role of ICAEW and for ensuring ICAEW’s regulatory and disciplinary work, undertaken by the Professional Standards Department (PSD), is carried out in the public interest. It provides assurance to government, oversight regulators, and members of the public that these tasks are carried out independently and objectively.

Charter and Bye-laws ICAEW Governance Handbook Our values and standards of behaviour Resources for Active Members Acting in the public interest Regulatory and Disciplinary committees Reputation and Influence Committees

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