ACAT conducts its activities under the governance of a number of boards and committees. The diagram below shows ACAT's organisational structure. You can find more details of each by clicking on the title links.
External Bodies
UKCP
ACAT is a member of the Humanistic and Integrative College (HIPC) of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Charity Commission
ACAT is a registered charity (No 1141793). Our Registrar is the Charity Commission, which registers and regulates charities in England and Wales.
ACAT's Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Trustees are nominated and elected by the membership at ACAT's Annual General Meeting.
Trustees appoint:
Chair of Ethics
The Chair of Ethics oversees concerns and complaints via the Ethics Committee (see below).
Council of Management
Trustees delegate responsibility for different aspects of ACAT's work to Committees and other groups listed below. Chairs or Leads of each sit on ACAT's Council of Management (CoM).
ACAT's Committee /Other Groups Structure
Research Committee
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Broader ACAT Membership
Broader Membership
Full members with voting rights exercise these via ACAT's Annual General Meetings, to appoint Trustees, and agree annual reports from Committees etc.