British professional bodies The following is a list of professional bodies in the United Kingdom. Membership of a professional body does not necessarily mean that a person possesses qualifications in the subject area, nor that they are legally able to practice their profession. Many of these bodies also act as learned societies for the academic disciplines underlying their professions.
In cases where membership of or a professional qualification from a chartered professional body is necessary to practice a profession, the EU regulations require that suitably qualified people from other states in the European Union are also allowed to practice in the UK
Chartered
The following professional bodies operate under Royal Charter
- British Computer Society (BCS)
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
- Chartered Institue of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
- Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Royal College of Physicians of London
- Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Royal Statistical Society
- IEE
- Institute of Biology (IOB)
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
- The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
- The Royal Meteorological Society
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Non Chartered
See also
External links
List of professional bodies from Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom