The Institute is funded by its members and governed by its Council and Executive Board.

The Council, Executive Board and its sub-committees are comprised of members, and external specialists who give their time voluntarily. The administration for the Institute is overseen and led by the Chief Executive at Central Office.

Council

Council is the Electoral College and Strategic Forum for the Institute. Each Region and the Republic of Ireland Centre elect a Regional/Centre Councillor for three years and that elected Member has a seat on Council. Centres, other than the Republic of Ireland, elect a Centre Councillor for remote contact.

All Regions and Centres have voting rights on Council. For Centres, excluding the Republic of Ireland Centre, they are eligible to vote on substantive issues by sending their proxy vote before the Council meeting to the Chief Executive.

Substantive issues are:

  • elections of President Elect and Honorary Officers
  • annual budget
  • audited accounts
  • Council backed AGM Resolution(s)
  • other items of strategic importance

Council comprises:

  • the President
  • President Elect/Immediate Past President
  • Honorary Secretary
  • Honorary Treasurer
  • the Vice-Presidents
  • seventeen attending Councillors
  • six remote Councillors
  • the Chief Executive


It meets twice a year, in the spring and autumn, unless otherwise arranged. The Chief Executive does not have voting rights.
 

Executive Board

Executive Board, which is made up of Trustees (maximum of twelve), together with the Chief Executive (who does not have voting rights), is responsible for the implementation of the Strategic Plan and Corporate Plan as approved by Council. It makes guidelines for the conduct of business of the Institute, in line with the rules of the Institute and policy. As such, Executive Board is distinct and separate to Council.

Executive Board comprises:

  • the President
  • President Elect/Immediate Past President
  • Honorary Secretary
  • Honorary Treasurer
  • the Vice-Presidents
  • four elected Councillors 


The Councillors are elected as Trustees on an annual basis by Council at its meeting held in the autumn. There are also two deputy Councillors elected, should any of the serving four be unable to attend a meeting. They do not have voting rights. The Chief Executive sits on Executive Board as its secretariat. It meets a minimum of four times a year, with two meetings being in conjunction with the Council meetings.
 

Laws of the Institute

CIAT Regulations

Document 5 Mar 2021

The Royal Charter Bye-laws

Document 1 Sep 2020

The Royal Charter

Document 21 Jul 2015