Engineering Council Annual Review 2025 - Flipbook - Page 3
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and we have maintained a productive dialogue
with US counterparts as we begin to fully realise
the benefits of our Mutual Recognition Agreement.
The inclusion of this Agreement in the UK Trade
Strategy was also a particularly proud moment for
the organisation. On the policy front, we published
revised whistleblowing guidance and a new Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement, reinforcing
our leadership and commitment in these areas.
Stakeholder engagement has remained central to
our work, with our hosting in May of an inaugural
networking event for the professional engineering
institutions a significant and well-received event
during the year. Our partnerships with organisations
such as EngineeringUK and the Royal Academy of
Engineering continue to flourish, and our work with
the Academy this year has been marked by the
launch of a joint Ethics Committee and the review of
our jointly owned Statement of Ethical Principles.
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Bailey
BSc (Hons) FRAeS MInstP
Chair
Professor John Chudley
BSc PhD CEng FIMarEST
Supporting all this activity are our core regulatory
functions of registration and licensing, critical to
maintaining our obligations as the regulatory body for
engineering and the integrity of the national Register.
This year has seen several developments, from the
implementation of the Higher Risk Buildings Standard
and registration, to managing the increasing number
of international applications, as well as preparing for
future system developments.
Looking ahead, 2026 promises to be another year
of opportunity and challenge. The launch of our new
2030 Strategy and refreshed branding will help us
become more prominent and influential, reinforcing
our role in leading and uniting the profession, raising
standards and maintaining public confidence in
a safe, competent and responsible engineering
profession. A number of interconnected reviews will
require careful alignment and strong governance
but we are confident that, with the continued
commitment and support from our Board of Trustees
and stakeholders, and the professionalism of our
hardworking staff, we are well placed to meet future
challenges and to continue delivering in the public
interest through our organisational values of fairness,
integrity and transparency.
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