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Welcome to the home of The Chartered Governance Institute, East of England Branch. We provide support to the Institute's members and students in the East of England area.

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About us

We support Institute members and students in the East of England area. This includes Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and North East London.

We are volunteers who work together with the team at the Institute to provide free and low cost CPD activities, local networking opportunities and activities which raise the Institute’s profile. Our events are open to members and students. Free subscribers and non-members who would like to learn more about the Institute are also welcome.

Our branch committee meets regularly to plan events and discuss new areas of activity. If you would like to make a suggestion of what you’d like us to focus on in the coming months, or are interested in finding out more about what the committee does, please get in touch.

Upcoming events

Our branches offer a variety of events to support your professional development at every stage of your career. Whether you to want brush up on your knowledge and skills, network with peers or add to your CPD, we run sessions on a variety of topics and in a variety of formats, with contributions from experts and guest speakers across the governance community.
Upcoming Events
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Wates Governance Principles: What Good Application Looks Like

Join this one-hour webinar with the CGIUKI and the Financial Reporting Council who will give an update on the FRC’s insights on how companies have reported on their application of the Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies.
CPD
Law, regulation and compliance
Virtual
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Governance Career Pathway: Celebrating Trusted Governance Professionals

Join us during Chartered Week for an inspiring webinar celebrating trusted governance professionals.
CPD
Virtual
Associates
Fellows
Graduates
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Webinar

International Women's Day webinar

Join us at 12:30 GMT on Thursday 5th March for this webinar in celebration of International Women's Day.
CPD
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Virtual
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Annual Conference

Governance 2026

BOOK EARLY AND SAVE! Governance 2026 is the annual conference for governance professionals. Join us, hundreds of governance professionals and expert speakers in London on 7 and 8 July for two days of insight, discussions on best practice and debate.
In Person
CPD
Conference
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Webinar

Understanding Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance Code

CPD
Law, regulation and compliance
Virtual

Latest Blogs

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The Institute's Response to the UK Stewardship Code Consultation

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has finished consulting on its proposed changes to the Code. The UK Stewardship Code sets a standard for how investors manage their responsibilities and aims to ensure that investment decisions drive long-term value and create positive societal outcomes.
4 March 2025
Blog
Consultation
Reporting
Corporate
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The Paradox of Risk

Risk is now a mainstream topic of conversation. In the past, risk was associated primarily with fast-moving innovative businesses (and with particular events such as product launches); but the UK’s risk landscape has changed radically in the last decade.
4 March 2025
Blog
Audit and risk
Risk Management
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Updated approach from the CRO on changing a financial year end date

Changing a company’s year end and the filing of the B83 sometimes leads to confusion among presenters
Blog
Cross sector

Meet the team

The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland maintains a presence in the East of England through its local branch committee. The local branch strives to enhance the presence of the Institute within Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and North East London, to support members and students throughout their careers and study programmes, as qualified or aspiring governance professionals.
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Contact the East of England branch

For membership and study enquiries please contact the student and membership team:

For branch support and event queries please contact the branch support team

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