Branch representatives

Branch Representatives are elected by the members in their Branch to serve for three years. They provide a conduit between the Council of the Institute and the Branches and vice versa. In the main this involves: to report the Branch’s views to the Council and where necessary vote at Council meetings on behalf of the Branch; and secondly to take back to the Branch a full report of the outcomes of all Council meetings for discussion by the Branch.

The format of Branch meetings varies between each Branch. Branches should hold at least four meetings each year, some will meet every 6 weeks and therefore hold eight meetings a year. Meetings should last for at least half a day though some take place over a whole day and involve guest speakers or training and workshops elements.

Branch meetings in some regions are run in partnership with other agencies in the free sector and are open to non-members. However, we would encourage non-members to join the Institute to take advantage of the other benefits this provides.

If you are wish to know the date of your next Branch meeting you should email your Representative on the link provided.

If there isn't a Branch Representative your area please contact us, we invite people to ask for one, or you may even want to volunteer to form one yourself.

Council Email Phone No. Mobile No. Region
Diane Laybourn diane.laybourn@citizensadvice.org.uk 0113 224 5843 07807 410965 Yorkshire/N. Lincs
Anthony Dockray anthony.dockray@rotherham.gov.uk 01709 822332 07736 112639 Yorkshire/N. Lincs
Helen Clarke helen.clarke@payplan.com 07866 254443 07866 254443 North East
Michael Clark** michael_clark@sky.com 020 7424 6859 07914 661437 London
Bob Johnson robertj@cambridgecab.org.uk 01223 222674 07949 287673 Anglia West
Steve Meakin steve.meakin@yahoo.co.uk 01752 507704 07814 427920 Devon/Cornwall
Clare Duncan moneyadvice@sleaford.cabnet.org.uk 01529 414086 07958 469300 East Midlands
Jayne Bellis jayneb127@fsmail.net 01244 881685 07950 377531 Greater Manchester
Karennina Page karennina.page@gtuk.com 07795 447735 07795 447735 South East
Lucy Hunt LucyH@BristolCAB.org.uk 0117 9462564 07799 395306 Wessex
Sarah Carter sarah@heathlandscab.org.uk 01252 513051 South
Dave Sheridan daves@sheltercymru.org.uk 01978 317909 07966 805931 North Wales
Peter Madge peter.madge@citizensadvice.org.uk 029 2037 6763 07741 224716 South Wales
Dean Stockwell dean.stockwell@blackpool.gov.uk 01253 476843 07970 709181 Lancs/Cumbria
David Hawkins david.hawkins@wcabx.org 01902 572217 West Midlands
Jayne Bellis jayneb127@fsmail.net 01244 881685 07950 377531 Merseyside (temporarily)

(Michael Clark** - reads - michael_clark)