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Public Affairs Committee

Responsibilities and remit of the Public Affairs Committee:

• To develop and oversee CIPA’s public affairs strategy, ensuring that its advocacy, policy engagement and stakeholder relations align with the Institute’s mission and strategic objectives.
• To pursue a strategy to increase CIPA’s influence, to the benefit of all members, by considering and addressing all aspects of public affairs. These include (but are not limited to): Government and stakeholder engagement; Influencing and campaigning; Media relations and PR; Issues management; and Strategic communications.
• To monitor political and policy developments that may impact the membership and provide advice to Council as necessary.
• To liaise and collaborate with other CIPA Committees, as appropriate and where necessary, in the development of policy and campaign positions and responses to government consultations and requests for input.
• To liaise, where appropriate, with stakeholders and other external organisations on matters related to public policy effecting the membership.

Staff contact: Emily Jones

Committee members

• Matt Dixon (Chair)
• Sharon Bowles
• Jerry Bridge-Butler
• Will Burrell
• Lawrence Cullen
• Clair Curran
• Claudia Duffy
• Stuart Forrest
• Hugh Goodfellow
• Dan Guthrie
• Catriona Hammer
• Alicia Instone
• Neil Lampert
• Bobby Mukherjee
• Gwilym Roberts
• Vicki Salmon
• Greg Sharp
• Chris Smith

Working groups and leads

• Media & PR – Jerry Bridge-Butler