Two members of our Board of Trustees have stepped down from their roles.
Ian Jones, who was appointed to the Board as Senior Independent Trustee at our AGM in November last year, and Dr Charlotte Venkatraman, who was voted in by members at the same time, have resigned with immediate effect.
Ian, who was also Chair of our Governance, Remuneration and Nominations (GRaN) Committee, has told BACP that due to disagreements about governance procedures and the Board’s recent response to an external investigation carried out earlier this year, he feels no longer able to discharge his duties as a Trustee.
Charlotte, who was also Chair of our Research Committee, has left due to personal reasons which have meant she can no longer commit the time and resource needed to the role.
The Board is now taking the opportunity to review the events that led up to and the reasons behind these resignations and how best to move forward collaboratively for the benefit of the Association, members and the profession.
We’d like to thank both Charlotte and Ian for their contribution to BACP and wish them all the best for the future.
The Charity Commission and Companies House have been informed about these departures.
We’ll be recruiting new Trustees and Chairs of our Research Committee and GRaN Committee in the near future and will keep members updated.