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| Annual Report 2007 Other Meetings During 2007 the IPC met on 5 occasions in London and once at Magdalen College, Oxford. The Chairman and Secretary had several meetings with members of the Insolvency Service, the Chairman and Secretary had 3 meetings with the Chairman and Secretary of the Joint Insolvency Committee and 4 members attended the JIC Regulatory Forum (the Chairman as a speaker). Meetings were also held with Citizens Advice in London, the Office of Fair Trading and the Financial Ombudsman Service. Three IPC members attended the IVA Forum in Birmingham and the second plenary session with the Chairman being an observer in the subsequent Working Group 2 (3 meetings) and as an observer on the IVA Standing Committee (3 meetings). The Chairman and Secretary had meetings with members and staff of the IPA, ICAEW and ACCA. They also attended the IPA Members’ Conference. The Chairman, Secretary and a member attended at the R3 Smaller Practice Group annual Forum. A member also attended the VAS User Forum in Manchester. Several meetings were held with Professor Adrian Walters concerning the Complaints Research contract entered into by the IPC. He and Professor Mary Seneviratne also attended an IPC meeting to present their draft report. Dr Sandra Frisby addressed the IPC about the research she is undertaking for R3 about Pre-packs. The Chairman and Secretary met with Dr Frisby on several occasions during the year. The Chairman and Secretary attended the Money Advice Liaison Group annual conference. Several members attended the Insolvency Service seminar on EA 2002 and the Annual research conference The Chairman was a guest at both the R3 and ACCA annual dinners. IPC lay members attended a number of training courses, mainly those organised by R3, thanks to the grant made available for this purpose by the Trustees of the Barbican Settlement. Contacts were made with the IPC via its website and on the telephone by 25 members of the general public and the media throughout the year. |
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