Our Royal Charter
The CIPD is incorporated under Royal Charter and the only professional body in the world that can confer individual Chartered status on HR and L&D professionals
The CIPD was granted Royal Charter in July 2000, having demonstrated pre-eminence, public interest, stability and permanence. This was followed in July 2003 by the power to confer individual Chartered status on HR and L&D professionals. Learn more about our Chartered Members.
Our Charter and Bye-laws constitute our governing document, setting out our charitable purpose, our powers and how we are constituted. To amend our Charter, we need approval from at least 75% of those voting at our annual general meeting (AGM), as well as approval from the Privy Council and endorsement from the Charity Commission.
In addition, our Regulations, which are approved by our Board of Trustees, set out how our powers are put into practice through various terms of reference and governance procedures in support of our Charter.
Our governance structure
Our governance procedures ensure that the charitable purpose and powers prescribed by our Charter and Bye-laws are underpinned by appropriate compliance
Our purpose and vision
Our purpose is to champion better work and working lives by improving practices in people and organisation development, for the benefit of individuals, businesses, economies and society
Our history
The world of work has changed considerably since we were first founded more than a hundred years ago, and so has the role of HR and L&D