Over 40 Professional Bodies Write to Government During Chartered Week

More than 40 Chartered and professional organisations came together during the second annual Chartered Week, 23–27 February 2026, to deliver an open letter to Pat McFadden, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, calling on the Government to champion professional registration and Chartered status across key sectors — including within the civil service.

The Chartered Week Alliance, whose collective membership represents over two million professionals, argues that Chartered bodies are uniquely placed to support national renewal: raising standards, widening access to professional careers, strengthening ethical practice, and underpinning confidence in public and business services. The letter requests that the government treat Chartered and professional bodies as "key partners" in national growth and the rebuilding of public trust.

Signatories span a wide range of disciplines, from science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) to the environment, law, accountancy, leadership, management, payroll, procurement, sport, architecture, and IT. They include the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), BCS (the Chartered Institute for IT), the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP), the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), and the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), among others.

CIPR Chief Executive Alastair McCapra said: "Chartered and professional bodies should be key partners of government as it builds trust in the public and business services we all depend on."