Council of Management

The ACAT Council of Management has responsibility for the day to day running of ACAT.

Members are co-opted, and as listed below.

The work of the Council of Management is conducted by periodic remote meetings and interim email communication. The Council also meets with the Trustees three times per year.

The work undertaken by the CoM covers a wide range of topics, from overseeing issues such as the impact of  regulation on ACAT, conference, appointments to ACAT, organisation reviews, Charity application etc. It is involved in the development of new policies and revision of existing ones such as the Codes of Practice in the context of legislation or change of practice from other bodies such as the UKCP. 

The Council aims to keep in touch with members in different ways – keeping you fully informed and up to date on key decisions from Trustees and Council of Management through the Chair’s newsletter in Reformulation and on the website, and through the e-newsletter twice a year. Please feel free to contact the ACAT office with queries.

 

Terms of Reference for ACAT’s Council of Management

The Composition of the Council of Management

ACAT Chair (Chair of Council of Management)
ACAT Vice-chair
Treasurer
Other Trustees as required
Chair of Training Committee
Chair of Exam Board
Clinical and Lay Chairs of the Ethics Committee
Chair of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC)
UKCP (HIPC) Rep (Trustee)
ACAT Administration Manager
ACAT’s appointed Data Protection Officer

Meetings
The Council of Management will meet remotely approximately six weekly but not less than six times a year.  The Council of Management shall meet together with the Board of Trustees three times a year.

Role

  • The Council of Management is responsible for the general management of ACAT in accordance with the Annual Strategic Plan as set out by the Board of Trustees.  This includes the operational management of ACAT strategies arising from the Annual Strategic Plan including the Marketing Strategy, User/Public Involvement Strategy, Research Strategy and the monitoring and updating of the ACAT Risk Register
  • The operational management of other actions arising from the Board of Trustees, Training Committee and Exam Board as set out in the minutes
  • The operational management of the ACAT office and its core functions including servicing the membership, administration of training courses, financial and accounting systems and maintaining the website
  • Liaising with external organisations for the purposes of marketing, communications and with respect to regulation (particularly UKCP and the PSA)
  • The operational management of ACAT conferences and CPD events in liaison with designated Conference Programme Organisers

Relationships

  • The Administration Manger, reporting to the Chair of ACAT, is responsible for the day to day operational management of the ACAT office, the line management of ACAT employees, including the Projects / Liaison Officer (vacant), and the management of Service Level Agreements with contracted external providers, including the website and the financial and accounting systems
  • The Council of Management, via the Chair of ACAT, Treasurer and Administration Manager, reports to the Board of Trustees at the thrice yearly meetings

 

Agreed and Approved by ACAT’s Board of Trustees 7th March 2014; updated September 2020; July 2023

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ACAT Administration Manager:Maria Cross

ACAT Administrator:Alison Marfell

ACAT Financial Administrator:Louise Barter

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