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.
An overview of our committee structure can be found here
CIOT Committees
Audit & Risk Committee
Audit & Risk Committee is a joint committee with the Association of Taxation Technicians.
Committee Chair
Laura Tomlinson (Independent Member)
Committee Executive
Vicky Nicholas (Executive Officer)
Committee Members
Paul Aplin (CIOT Council Member)
Graham Batty (ATT Council Member)
Ian Menzies-Conacher (CIOT Member)
Ralph Pettengell (ATT Member)
Fiona Wilkinson (Independent Member)
Committee Observers
Tracy Easman (CIOT Council Member)
Katherine Lindley (ATT Council Member)
Staff in Attendance
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)
Andrew Burnett (Chief Operating Officer)
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
Karl Cerski (Chief Finance Officer)
Linda Mensah (Financial Controller)
Ellen Milner (Director of Public Policy)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive: CIOT)
Education Committee
Committee Chair
Jane Frecknall-Hughes
Committee Executive
Vicky Purtill (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
Committee Members
Philip Baker
Roger Barnard
Kenneth Crofton-Martin
Jane Frecknall-Hughes
Andy Lymer
Charlie Mason
Pete Miller
Vivek Nathwani (ex-officio)
Fiona Poole
Chris Shrubsole (Vice-Chair and CIOT Council Member)
Andy Fitzsimmons
Amanda Fisher
Staff in Attendance
Vicky Purtill (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
Kelly Sizer
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
Olayinka Iwu (Chair)
Reshma Johar (Vice Chair)
Jeremy Coker
Jim Robertson
Nichola Ross-Martin (CIOT Council)
Sharon (Sheri) Habib
Tasneem Kadiri
Keith Gordon
Nik Mehta (CIOT Council – virtual member)
Ray McCann
Yvette Nunn
Staff in Attendance
Annette Hutchinson (Head of HR & Facilities)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive, CIOT)
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive, ATT)
Victoria Todd (Head of LITRG)
Mark Stratton (Governance Officer)
Salema Hafiz (Head of BD & Marketing)
Examination Committee
Committee Chair
Jo Bello
Committee Executive
Jude Maidment (Education and Examinations Manager)
Committee Members
ATT Chief Examiner
CIOT Chief Examiner
Nichola Ross Martin (CIOT Deputy President)
Graham Batty (ATT Past President)
Roger Barnard
John Barnes
John Beattie
Peter Coulthard
Kenneth Crofton-Martin
Jane Jones
Michael Thexton (Vice-Chair)
Staff in Attendance
Vicky Purtill (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
Kelly Sizer
Finance Committee
Committee Chair
Jonathan Riley (Interim Chair)
Committee Executive
Vicky Hilpert (Chief Finance Officer)
Committee Members
Nick Goulding (External)
Mobeen Ismail (External)
Peter Smith (External)
Nick Parker (External)
David Bradshaw (ATT Honorary Treasurer)
Staff in Attendance
Linda Mensah (Financial Controller)
Mark Stratton (Governance Officer)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive)
Joint Officers and Senior Staff Forum
JOSF is a joint forum between the CIOT and ATT.
Committee Joint Chairs
Simon Groom (ATT President)
Gary Ashford (CIOT President)
Committee Executive
Vicky Nicholas (Executive Officer)
Committee Members
Jane Ashton (ATT Chief Executive Officer)
Susan Ball (CIOT Immediate Past President)
Charlotte Barbour (CIOT Deputy President)
Graham Batty (ATT Vice President)
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)
David Bradshaw (ATT Immediate Past President)
Andrew Burnett (Chief Operating Officer)
Karl Cerski (Chief Finance Officer)
Katherine Lindley (ATT Honorary Treasurer)
Nichola Ross Martin (CIOT Vice President)
Ellen Miller (Director of Public Policy)
Senga Prior (ATT Deputy President)
Helen Whiteman (CIOT Chief Executive Officer)
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
Sarah Hewson (CIOT Council Member)
Committee Executive
Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)
Committee Members
Michael Ashdown
Chris Brydone
Nichola Ross-Martin (CIOT Council Member)
Helen McGhee
Yvette Nunn
Toyin Oyeneyin (New Tax Professionals Sub-Committee Chair)
Lynne Poyser (Joint Branches Sub-Committee Chair and Conferences Sub-Committee Rep)
Zoe Roberts
Joanne Routier
David Treitel
Staff in Attendance
Lisa Drakley (Assistant Head of Member Services (Events))
Andrea Gale (Branch Network Manager)
Chris Taylor (Membership Manager)
New Tax Professionals Committee
Committee Chair
Oluwatoyin Oyeneyin
Committee Executive
Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)
Committee Members
Makayla White (Vice-Chair)
Sharlene Rowley
Helen McGhee
Amanpreet Purewell
Danielle Phillips
Staff in Attendance
Lisa Drakley (Events Manager)
Vicky Smith (Events Officer)
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Nominations Committee
Committee Chair
Penelope Tuck (Council Member)
Committee Executive
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary)
Committee Members
Chris Shrubsole (Council member)
Julia Cockroft (CIOT Member)
Jonathan Endacott (Council Member)
Justine Lutterodt (Independent Member)
Nikhil Mehta (CIOT Council Member)
Sarah Hewson (Council member)
Staff in Attendance
Mark Stratton (Governance Officer)
Sarah Tempany (Executive Assistant)
Professional Standards Committee
The Professional Standards Committee is a joint committee with the Association of Taxation Technicians.
Committee Chair
Tracy Easman (ATT Representative)
Committee Vice Chair
Dhruti Shah (CIOT Representative)
Committee Executive
Jane Mellor (Head of Professional Standards)
Committee Members
Alistair Cliff (CIOT)
Ruth Cook (CIOT)
Andrew Donaldson (CIOT)
Colin Lothian (ATT)
Ashley Makoni (CIOT)
Banin Oozeerally (ATT)
Brian Palmer (ATT)
Gianluca Pin (ATT)
Jonathan Riley (CIOT Council Member)
David Rose (ATT)
David Stedman (ATT)
Ele Theochari (ATT)
Anthony Thomas (ATT)
Richard Todd (ATT)
Juan Carlos Venegas (ATT)
Sophie Wales (CIOT)
Staff in Attendance
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)
Ellen Milner (Director of Public Policy)
Helen Ballantine (Professional Standards Officer)
Marc Leach (Professional Standards Officer)
Chelsea Hayward (AML Professional Standards Officer)
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 |
| Nick March | Vice-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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Leigh Sayliss | Chair |
| Caroline Fleet | 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 | Sean Cockburn | Chair |
| Melanie Wilson | Vice-Chair | |
| Chris Thorpe | Technical Officer | |
| Welsh Technical Committee | Ritchie Tout | 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 | Senga Prior | Joint Chair |
| Helen Thornley | Technical Officer | |
| Emma Rawson | Technical Officer | |
| Stephen Pinhey | Technical Officer | |
| David Wright | Technical Officer | |
| Susan Cattell | ICAS | |
| Bill Dodwell | Past CIOT President and former Chair of Technical Committee | |
| 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 | |
| Paul Morton | HMRC Non-Executive Director | |
| Vincent Oratore | Special Banking and Financial Products representative | |
| Chris Sanger | Tax Policy Specialist | |
| Professional staff | ||
| Helen Whiteman | CIOT Chief Executive | |
| Jane Ashton | ATT Chief Executive | |
| Ellen Milner | Director of Public Policy | |
| Richard Wild | Head of Tax Technical | |
| Ruth Mace | Technical Team Administrator | |
| George Crozier | Head of External Relations | |
| Jamie Presland | External Relations Officer | |
| Ghazaleh Pourzadi | External Relations Officer | |
| Chris Young | Scotland External Relations & Branch Support Manager |