Governance & Management

The National Advisory Council (NAC) comprises representatives from all key areas of Socitm membership The NAC's role is to:

• Provide a source of advice to Socitm Board by acting as a "critical friend" in the development and review of policies and decisions and to provide support in identifying and implementing new plans and ideas.
• Facilitate engagement and dialogue between the Socitm Board and Socitm's constituent groups ensuring that the consensus views of the constituent groups are communicated to Socitm Board through the Socitm Board representatives.
• Act as a forum to facilitate engagement and dialogue among all Regional and representative groups and recognised areas of activity and interest existing within Socitm membership
• Represent the views and best interests of Socitm's members

NAC encompasses the following Groups and bodies currently recognised within Socitm:

• 12 Regional groups
• Fire Group
• Police Group
• Civil Society
• Web professionals
• Retired members

Membership also includes representatives from Socitm Board and Membership Board to ensure strong links and lines of communication.

Members of the NAC

• Nick Roberts (NAC Chair & Chair South Region)
• Peter Gallon (Socitm Board non exec & NE Region Rep)
• To be confirmed (Socitm Board non exec)
• Joe Dolan Chair (Northern Ireland Region)
• Damian Parkinson (Fire Group)
• Ray Ware (Chair East Region)
• Steve Halliday (Chair West Midlands Region)
• Kay Brown (Chair Socitm Membership Board)
• Bernard Gudgin (Retired Members Representative)
• Kevin Powell (Chair East Midlands Region)
• Paul Evans (Chair South West Region)
• Geoff Connell/Nadira Hussein (Chair/alternate rep London Region)
• Mike Zammit (Representative North West Region)
• Mike Jackson (Representative Yorkshire & Humber)
• Alan Kirkwood (Chair Scotland Region)
• Philip Evans (Chair Wales Region)
• Vacancy (Police Group)
• Vacancy (Web Professionals)
• Lynette Ground (Civil Society)

Forthcoming meetings

14 April 2011

14 July 2011

20 October 2011