At the AGM on 7 October, a resolution was put forward by the Board of Directors to make amendments to Principle 5 of the Code of conduct. This resolution was subsequently voted on by the membership and passed.
The updated Code of conduct reflecting these changes is now available - access it here.
In addition, the Professional Conduct Regulations have also been updated to reflect the changes to Principle 5 - access it here.
Please do ensure that you update your records and refer to the most recent versions (revised October 2025) going forwards.
The above documents and others related to regulations, Standards and guidance and policies are all available on our website - see CIfA Codes, regulations and Standards, and guidance | CIfA
Recap - what has changed and why?
The detail of the changes to the Code of conduct and their context were outlined in the AGM notice which can be found here.