CIOT Committees
The CIOT has a strong committee structure which comprises Technical committees as well as Standing committees which support the delivery of our strategy and operations.
You can find out more about our Technical committees here.
Our Standing committees are detailed below.
CIOT Committees
Audit Committee
Audit & Risk Committee is a joint committee with the Association of Taxation Technicians.
Committee Chair
Laura Tomlinson (Independent Member)
Committee Executive
Sue Fraser (Executive Officer)
Committee Members
Paul Aplin (CIOT Council Member)
Graham Batty (ATT Past President)
Alyson Kimber (Independent Member)
Ian Menzies-Conacher (CIOT Nominated Representative)
Peter Newsam (ATT Nominated Representative)
Observers
David Bradshaw (ATT Vice President and Honorary Treasurer)
Tracy Easman (CIOT and ATT Council Member)
Staff in Attendance
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
Karl Cerski (Chief Finance Officer)
John Cullinane (Director of Public Policy)
Linda Mensah (Financial Controller)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive: CIOT)
Education Committee
Committee Chair
Raymond McCann (CIOT Council Member)
Committee Executive
Andy Brodrick (Head of Qualifications Development)
Committee Members
Philip Baker
Roger Barnard
Kenneth Crofton-Martin
Jane Frecknall-Hughes
Siobhan Godley
Andy Lymer
Pete Miller
Ian Moules
Fiona Poole
Chris Shrubsole
Andy Fitzsimmons
Amanda Fisher
Staff in Attendance
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Committee Chair
Olayinka Iwu
Committee Vice Chair
Reshma Johar
Committee Executives
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive: CIOT)
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)
Committee Members
Jeremy Coker (ATT Past President)
Keith Gordon
Sharon Habib
Sylvia Hulse
Tasneem Kadiri
Raymond McCann (CIOT Council Member)
Nikhil Mehta (CIOT Council Member)
Yvette Nunn
Nisha Patel
Steven Pinhey
Nitin Rabheru
Tina Riches
James Robertson
Joshua Tharby
Suzanne Willis
Staff in Attendance
John Cullinane (Director of Public Policy)
Annette Hutchinson (Head of HR)
Sarah Tempany (Executive Assistant)
Victoria Todd (Head of LITRG)
Examination Committee
Committee Chair
Daniel Lyons (CIOT Council Member)
Committee Executive
Jude Maidment (Education and Examinations Manager)
Committee Members
ATT Chief Examiner
CIOT Chief Examiner
Susan Ball (CIOT Deputy President)
Graham Batty (ATT Past President)
Roger Barnard
John Barnes
John Beattie
Jo Bello
Peter Coulthard
Kenneth Crofton-Martin
Jane Jones
Michael Thexton (CIOT Council Member and Vice-Chair)
Staff in Attendance
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
Andy Brodrick (Senior Project Manager and QAM)
Finance & Operations Committee
Committee Chair
Tracy Easman (CIOT and ATT Council Member)
Committee Executive
Karl Cerski (Chief Finance Officer)
Committee Members
David Bradshaw (ATT Vice President and Honorary Treasurer)
Nick Goulding (External)
Mobeen Ismail (External)
Jennifer Rimmer (CIOT Council Member)
Peter Smith (External)
Staff in Attendance
Linda Mensah (Financial Controller)
Sarah Tempany (Executive Assistant)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive)
Joint Officers and Senior Staff Forum
JOSF is a joint forum between the CIOT and ATT.
Committee Joint Chairs
Jeremy Coker (ATT President)
Peter Rayney (CIOT President)
Committee Executive
Sue Fraser (Executive Officer)
Committee Members
Gary Ashford (CIOT Vice President)
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)
Susan Ball (CIOT Deputy President)
Graham Batty (ATT Past President)
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
David Bradshaw (ATT Vice President and Honorary Treasurer)
Karl Cerski (Chief Finance Officer)
John Cullinane (Director of Public Policy)
Tracy Easman (CIOT and ATT Council Member)
Glyn Fullelove (CIOT Immediate Past President)
Simon Groom (ATT Council Member)
Sarah Tempany (Executive Assistant)
Richard Todd (ATT Deputy President)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive: CIOT)
Low Incomes Tax Reform Group
Committee Executive
Victoria Todd (Head of LITRG)
Committee Members
John Andrews
Stephen Banyard
Alan Barton
Leonard Beighton
Valerie Boggs
Sara Closs-Davies
Larry Darby
Andrew Dickson
Nigel Eastaway
Andrew Flint
Martin Hodgson
Roger Holman
Gail Mackie
Donna McKenney
Patrick Millard
Caroline Miskin
Sam Mitha
Jane Moore
Tina Riches
Philip Ridgway
Anthony Thomas
Robin Williamson
Staff in Attendance
Jane Booth (Technical Officer LITRG)
George Crozier (Head of External Relations)
John Cullinane (Director of Public Policy)
Tom Henderson (Technical Officer LITRG)
Meredith McCammond (Technical Officer LITRG)
Kelly Sizer (Senior Technical Manager)
Claire Thackaberry (LITRG Technical Officer)
Hamant Verma (External Relations Officer)
Joanne Walker (LITRG Technical Officer, CIOT Technical Officer (Scottish Technical Committee and Climate Change Working Group))
Sharron West (LITRG Technical Officer)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive: CIOT)
Gillian Wrigley (LITRG Technical Officer)
Chris Young (Scotland External Relations & Branch Support Manager)
Membership & Branches Committee
Committee Chair
Christopher Lallemand (CIOT Council Member)
Committee Executive
Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)
Committee Members
Michael Ashdown
Keith Bell
Chris Brydone
Derek Carr
Jonathan Endacott (CIOT Council Member)
Nichola Ross-Martin (CIOT Council Member)
Helen McGhee
Jenny Nelder
Yvette Nunn
Lynne Poyser
Jennifer Rimmer (CIOT Council Member)
Zoe Roberts
Clifford Rodgers
Joanne Routier
David Treitel
Staff in Attendance
Lisa Drakley (Assistant Head of Member Services (Events))
Andrea Gale (Branch Network Adviser)
Chris Taylor (Membership Manager)
New Tax Professionals Committee
Committee Chair
Oluwatoyin Oyeneyin
Committee Executive
Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)
Committee Members
Sharlene Rowley (Vice-Chair)
Fern Bell
Julia Cockroft
Helen McGhee
Amanpreet Purewell
Makayla White
Staff in Attendance
Lisa Drakley (Assistant Head of Member Services (Events))
Ieva Liepina (Events & Membership Officer)
Contact: ntp@tax.org.uk
Nominations Committee
Committee Chair
Charlotte Barbour (CIOT Council Member)
Committee Executive
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
Committee Members
Julia Cockroft (CIOT Member)
Jonathan Endacott (CIOT Council Member)
Justine Lutterodt (Independent)
Penelope Tuck (CIOT Memeber)
Staff in Attendance
Sarah Tempany (Executive Assistant)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive: CIOT)
Professional Standards Committee
The Professional Standards Committee is a joint committee with the Association of Taxation Technicians.
Committee Chair
Ruth Cook (CIOT Representative)
Committee Vice Chair
Tracey Easman (ATT Representative)
Committee Executive
Heather Brehcist (Head of Professional Standards)
Committee Members
Alistair Cliff (CIOT)
Andrew Donaldson (CIOT)
Andrew Evans (CIOT)
Lucy Lloyd (ATT)
Colin Lothian (ATT)
Ashley Makoni (CIOT)
Raymond McCann (CIOT Council Member)
Banin Oozeerally (ATT)
Jonathan Riley (CIOT Council Member)
John Roberts (CIOT)
Catherine Rosell (CIOT)
David Stedman (ATT)
Anthony Thomas (ATT)
Richard Todd (ATT)
Juan Carlos Venegas (ATT)
Sophie Wales (CIOT)
John Whiting (CIOT)
Staff in Attendance
Charlotte Ali (Professional Standards Compliance Manager)
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)
Helen Ballantine (Professional Standards Officer)
Heather Brehcist (Head of Professional Standards)
John Cullinane (Director of Public Policy)
Jane Mellor (Professional Standards Manager)
Technical Policy and Oversight Committee
| Technical Policy and Oversight Committee | John Barnett | Chair (Interim) |
| Peter Dylewski | Vice-Chair | |
| Adrian Rudd | Vice-Chair | |
| Committees that report to the Technical Policy and Oversight Committee: | ||
| Corporate Taxes Committee | Adrian Rudd | Chair |
| Chris Lallemand | Vice-Chair | |
| Sacha Dalton | Technical Officer | |
| Digitalisation and Agent Services Committee | Alison Hobbs | Chair |
| Claire Rulten | Vice-Chair | |
| Andrew Jackson | Vice-Chair | |
| Chris Thorpe | Technical Officer | |
| Emma Rawson | Technical Officer | |
| Employment Taxes Committee | Colin Ben-Nathan | Chair |
| Simon Adams | Vice-Chair | |
| Eleanor Meredith | Vice-Chair | |
| Pau Tucker | Vice Chair | |
| Matthew Brown | Technical Officer | |
| Indirect Taxes Committee | Gabby Donald | Chair |
| Jayne Simpson | Technical Officer | |
| International Taxes Committee | David Murray | Chair |
| Alastair Munro | Vice-Chair | |
| Sacha Dalton | Technical Officer | |
| Management of Taxes Committee | Helen Adams | Chair |
| Andy McKenna | Vice-Chair | |
| Steven Pinhey | Vice-Chair | |
| Margaret Curran | Technical Officer | |
| Owner Managed Business Committee | Pete Miller | Chair |
| Andrew Constable | Vice-Chair | |
| Victor Dauppe | Vice-Chair | |
| Jitendra Patel | Vice-Chair | |
| Matthew Brown | Technical Officer | |
| Margaret Curran | Technical Officer | |
| Private Client (International) Committee | Emma Chamberlain | Joint Chair |
| Giles Clarke | Joint Chair | |
| John Stockdale | Technical Officer | |
| Chris Thorpe | Technical Officer | |
| Private Client (UK) Committee | Danny Clifford | Chair |
| Danny Clifford | Vice-Chair | |
| John Stockdale | Technical Officer | |
| Chris Thorpe | Technical Officer | |
| Property Taxes Committee | Marc Selby | Chair |
| Leigh Sayliss | Vice Chair | |
| Kate Willis | Technical Officer | |
| Tax Adviser Committee | Yvette Nunn | Chair |
| Richard Wild | Technical Offier | |
| LITRG | Moira Kelly | Chair |
| Victoria Todd | Head of LITRG Team | |
| Scottish Technical Committee | Alexander Garden | Chair |
| Chris Thorpe | Technical Officer | |
| Welsh Technical Committee | Lakshmi Narain | Chair |
| Ritchie Tout | Vice Chair | |
| Kate Willis | Technical Officer | |
| Working Groups that report to the Technical Policy and Oversight Committee: | ||
| EU & Human Rights Working Group | Jeremy Woolf | Chair |
| Sacha Dalton | Technical Officer | |
| Climate Change Working Group | Jason Collins | Chair |
| Jayne Simpson | Technical Officer | |
| Other members of the Technical Policy and Oversight Committee (key contacts both for our committees and for others within CIOT and the wider tax community with whom we work closely) | ||
| ATT Technical | Michael Steed | Joint Chair |
| Jon Stride | Joint Chair | |
| Helen Thornley | Technical Officer | |
| Emma Rawson | Technical Officer | |
| Will Silsby | Technical Officer | |
| Charlotte Barbour | ICAS | |
| Susan Cattell | ICAS | |
| Bill Dodwell | Past CIOT President and former Chair of Technical Committee | |
| Nigel Eastaway | Self Assessment specialist | |
| Glyn Fullelove | CIOT President and former Chair of Technical Committee | |
| Frank Haskew | ICAEW Tax Faculty | |
| John Lindsay | City law firm representative | |
| Nik Mehta | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion representative | |
| Anita Monteith | ICAEW Tax Faculty | |
| Paul Morton | HMRC Non-Executive Director | |
| Vincent Oratore | Special Banking and Financial Products representative | |
| Tina Riches | Tax Charities Representative | |
| Chris Sanger | Tax Policy Specialist | |
| Professional staff | ||
| Helen Whiteman | CIOT Chief Executive | |
| Jane Ashton | ATT Chief Executive | |
| John Cullinane | Director of Public Policy | |
| Richard Wild | Head of Tax Technical | |
| Ruth Mace | Technical Team Administrator | |
| George Crozier | Head of External Relations | |
| Hamant Verma | External Relations Officer | |
| Chris Young | Scotland External Relations & Branch Support Manager |