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Updated regulations and guidance are now available on the website in the Members and Professional Standards sections website and members should be aware that these will apply from 1 January 2011. They have been structured on the same principles of relevance, flexibility and reasonability as the regulations currently in force and the minimum annual requirements are unchanged.

Members will be asked to make an annual declaration that they are undertaking their CPD from the end of the 2011 period. The arrangements for CPD record submission - upon request only - remain unchanged.

The objectives of revising the regulations and guidance are to simplify, modernise, reduce administration and place more emphasis on members’ responsibilities for their own career development and keeping their technical knowledge up-to-date.

The updated CPD Regulations and Guidance can be viewed here. Your comments are as always welcome.

Helen Burgess, Membership Manager

The Institute is delighted to announce that LexisNexis will be publishing Tax Adviser from the January 2011 issue and Rebecca Benneyworth will take over as Editor-in-Chief from February 2011.

Vincent Oratore, CIOT President, said: "I would therefore like to express my heartfelt gratitude to CCH for all their hard work in making Tax Adviser such a successful and relevant tax publication over the last decade. I would like to give particular thanks to David Milne, Lesley Bolton and the Team at CCH for all their professionalism, dedication and skill. It is very much appreciated."

Patrick Stevens, CIOT Vice-President and Chairman of Tax Adviser Sub-Committee, said “We are very pleased to welcome Rebecca to the Editorship of Tax Adviser. She has lectured extensively on behalf of the CIOT and others, and we are sure that her vast experience with a wide spectrum of technical tax matters will ensure we continue to produce a high-level and practical magazine that makes compelling reading for all our members."

If you have anything you would like to contribute to the Institute's newsletter, CTA News, please contact us at membership@ciot.org.uk.

Helen Burgess, Membership Manager

Following extensive member feedback throughout the life of the former www.tax.org.uk, we hope you will find the new site an improvement both in terms of content and ease of navigation!

The latest technical articles and press releases about the Institute's doings can be found in Policy and Technical, whereas you can visit the Members' section to update your personal information, or book on to a local branch meeting.

Please bear with us while we continue to build and improve the site and don't forget to check back every so often to see what's new.

If you have any feedback or comments please don't hesitate to get in touch and we hope you enjoy using the site.

Helen Burgess, Membership Manager