Standards Committee

The Standards Committee of the Institute of Fundraising is the body that meets four times a year to oversee the development and revision of the Codes of Fundraising Practice.

It exists to promote and protect the highest standards of professional practice by identifying elements of fundraising practice requiring Codes of Fundraising Practice and facilitating the development and maintenance of those Codes.

The Committee identifies areas where a new Code might be useful, or whether a current Code needs to be revised and ultimately approves a Code.

A representative from the Office for Civil Society, Charity Commission, the Fundraising Standards Board, and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator sit as observers on the Committee.

Membership of the Standards Committee

Members are selected for their experience in the sector and their committment to best practice. Current full members of the Committee are:

• Jenny Edwards, Action Medical Research
• Rob Jackson, Consultant
• Philip Kirkpatrick, Bates Wells & Braithwaite
• Valerie Morton, Consultant
• Sandra Osborne, Sense
• Stephen Pidgeon (Chair), Tangible
• Louise Richards, Institute of Fundraising
• Tanya Steele, Save the Children
• Peter Storey, Kidney Research UK
• Andrew Taylor, St Dunstan's

Further information about the responsibilities of members is available in the Standards Committee rules.

Read the Standards Committe Rules.