Some professions in the UK are not regulated by law and therefore there is no legislative requirement to be registered with a regulatory body in order to access the profession. However, if you wish, you can apply to hold a Chartered title, professional title or designatory letters in a field linked to your profession. These protected titles are protected by an authority with a Royal Charter. The protected titles do not usually have a reserve of activities, but this should be verified with the appropriate authority.
If you wish to hold one of the protected titles you must apply to the relevant institution. The institution will consider your qualifications and any relevant practical experience. The institution will then determine whether you have sufficient knowledge and experience to meet their requirements.
The protected titles listed below are included in Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 2781, as modified by Statutory Instruments 2013 No. 732, 2019 No. 312 and 2020 No. 1038. If you cannot find a protected title linked to your profession on this page, you may wish to check the list of regulated professions and the Privy Council’s List of Charters Granted. You can also contact us for further information.
The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists 397 City Road, London, EC1V 1NH 020 7278 2206 https://architecturaltechnology.com/joining/joining-the-institute.html [email protected]
Chartered Institute of Building 1 Arlington Square, Downshire Way, Bracknell, RG12 1WA 01344 630 700 https://www.ciob.org/membership/becoming-chartered-member [email protected]
Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers 222 Balham High Road, London, SW12 9BS 020 8675 5211 https://www.cibse.org/member [email protected]
The Institution of Chemical Engineers Davis Building, 165-189 Railway Terrance, Rugby, CV21 3HQ 01788 578 214 https://www.icheme.org/membership/membership-grades/chartered-member/ [email protected]
The Institution of Civil Engineers One Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA 020 7665 2344 https://www.ice.org.uk/membership [email protected]
Energy Institute 61 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7AR 020 7467 7100 https://www.energyinst.org/membership-and-careers/membership [email protected]
Engineering Council UK 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6EN 020 3206 0500 https://www.engc.org.uk/professional-registration/how-to-register/ https://www.engc.org.uk/contact-us/
The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers High Street, Kegworth, DE74 2DA 01509 678 182 https://www.igem.org.uk/membership/which-grade/chartered-member-ceng/ [email protected]
The Chartered Institute for IT First Floor, Block D, North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FA 01793 417 424 https://www.bcs.org/membership/become-a-member/ [email protected]
Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ 020 7382 2600 https://www.imarest.org/membership/membership-registration/apply-for-professional-registration/chartered-engineer-ceng [email protected]
The Institute of Measurement and Control 87 Gower Street, London, WC1E 6AF 0207 387 4949 https://www.instmc.org/Membership-Registration [email protected]
Institution of Structural Engineers 47-58 Bastwick Street, London, EC1V 3PS 020 7235 4535 https://www.istructe.org/membership/chartered-membership/ [email protected]
The Royal Aeronautical Society No 4 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7BQ 020 7670 4300 https://www.aerosociety.com/membership-accreditation/joinupgrade/membership-grades/member/ [email protected]
The Institution of Engineering and Technology Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2AY 01438 313 311 https://www.theiet.org/membership/become-a-member/ [email protected]
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers One Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ 0207 222 7899 https://www.imeche.org/membership-registration/become-a-member/transfer-your-membership [email protected]
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London, SW1X 8BQ 020 7235 4622 https://www.rina.org.uk/requirements.html [email protected]
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 7th Floor Holborn Gate, 325-330 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7PP 020 7632 2100 https://www.actuaries.org.uk/membership/mutual-recognition [email protected]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Chartered Accountant's Hall, Moorgate Place, London, EC2R 6EA 0207920 8100 https://www.icaew.com/membership/becoming-a-member/members-of-other-bodies [email protected]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland CA House, 21 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH 0131 347 0100 https://www.icas.com/become-a-ca/routes-to-becoming-a-ca/the-professional-entry-route [email protected]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland The Linenhall, 32-38 Linenhall Street, Belfast, BT2 8BG 028 9043 5840 https://www.charteredaccountants.ie/Prospective-Students/Entry-Routes/Member-of-another-body
The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland Drumsheugh House, 38b Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, EH3 7SW 0131 473 7777 https://www.charteredbanker.com/routes-to-chartered-banker/our-qualifications/recognition-of-prior-learning.html [email protected]
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6AU 020 7059 5000 https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/student/becoming-member.html [email protected]
The Chartered Insurance Institute 42-48 High Road, South Woodford, London, E18 2JP 020 8989 8464 https://www.cii.co.uk/membership/join-us/chartered/individual-chartered/ [email protected]
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters 51-55 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HQ 020 7216 7580 https://www.cila.co.uk/cila/become-a-member/join-now [email protected]
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants The Helicon, One South Place, London, EC2M 2RB 020 8849 2251 https://www.cimaglobal.com/Starting-CIMA/Starting-CIMA/Entry-Routes/students-or-professional-members/ [email protected]
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy 77 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN 020 7543 5600 https://www.cipfa.org/join [email protected]
Chartered Institute of Taxation 1st Floor, Artillery House, 11-19 Artiller Row, London, SW1P 1RT 020 7340 0550 https://www.tax.org.uk/members/apply-ciot-membership [email protected]
London Institute of Banking and Finance 4-9 Burgate Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2XJ 01227 818609 https://www.libf.ac.uk/members-and-alumni/members/chartered-status
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 12 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2LP 020 7421 7447 http://www.ciarb.org/membership/membership-types/chartered-arbitrator/ [email protected]
Royal Society of Biology Charles Darwin House, 12 Roger Street, London, WC1N 2JU 020 7685 2550 https://www.rsb.org.uk/membership/individual-membership/member-mrsb [email protected]
Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1V 0BA 0207 437 8656 https://www.rsc.org/membership-and-community/join/member/ https://www.rsc.org/membership-and-community/join/ask-us-a-question/
The Institute of Physics 76 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT 0207 470 4800 https://membership.iop.org/become-a-member [email protected]
Science Council c/o For a Space, 71 Central Street, London, EC1V 8AB 020 3434 2020 https://sciencecouncil.org/registrants/ https://sciencecouncil.org/contact-us/
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 12 Great George Street (Parliament Square), London, SW1P 3AD 024 7686 8555 https://www.rics.org/uk/surveying-profession/join-rics/associate-member-assocrics/ co[email protected]
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 12 Great George Street (Parliament Square), London, SW1P 3AD 024 7686 8555 https://www.rics.org/uk/surveying-profession/join-rics/chartered-member-mrics/ [email protected]
The Institute of Chartered Foresters 59 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2JG 0131 240 1425 https://www.charteredforesters.org/join-us/get-chartered/ [email protected]
The Society of Dyers and Colourists Perkin House, 82 Grafton Road, Bradford, BD1 2JB 01274 725 138 https://sdc.org.uk/membership/types-of-membership/individual-membership/ [email protected]
Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland 19 Torphichen Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8HX 0131 229 2968 https://www.rehis.com/environmental-health-officer/ehos-who-qualified-outside-scotland [email protected]
The Royal Geographical Society 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR 0207 591 3000 https://www.rgs.org/join-us/fellowship/ [email protected]
The Geological Society Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BG 0207 434 9944 https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Membership/Chartership-and-Professional [email protected]
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE 020 7255 0500 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/BecomeAMember https://www.cilip.org.uk/general/?type=CONTACT
Chartered Management Institute Management House, Cottingham Road, Corby, NN17 1TT 01536 207 429 https://www.managers.org.uk/membership/chartered-manager/ [email protected]
Chartered Institute of Marketing Moor Hall, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9QH 01628 427 120 https://www.cim.co.uk/membership/types/ [email protected]
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF 01702 354 020 https://ima.org.uk/becoming-chartered/chartered-mathematician-designation/ [email protected]
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF 01702 354 020 https://ima.org.uk/becoming-chartered/chartered-mathematics-teacher/ [email protected]
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health The Grange, Highfield Drive, Wigston, LE18 1NN 0116 257 3100 https://iosh.com/membership/become-a-member/ [email protected]
The Chartered Governance Institute The Governance Institute, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS 020 7580 4741 https://www.icsa.org.uk/join-us/chartered-membership [email protected]
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers 85 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0AA 0207 623 1111 https://www.ics.org.uk/membership [email protected]
Royal Statistical Society 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX 020 7638 8998 https://www.rss.org.uk/membership/join-now/chartered-statistician/ [email protected]
The Textile Institute 8th Floor, St. James' Buildings, 79 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FQ 0161 237 1188 https://www.textileinstitute.org/membership/individual/ [email protected]
The Royal Town Planning Institute 41 Botolph Lane, London, EC3R 8DL 020 7929 9494 https://www.rtpi.org.uk/membership [email protected]
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management 9 Saxon Court, St Peter's Gardens, Marefair, Northampton, NN1 1SX 01604 620 426 https://www.ciwm.co.uk/ciwm/membership/chartered_membership.aspx [email protected]
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management 106-109 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8QS 020 7831 3110 https://www.ciwem.org/membership/chartered-member [email protected]
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Chadwick Court, 15 Hatfields, London, SE1 8DJ 020 7928 6006 https://www.cieh.org/membership/chartered-status/ https://www.cieh.org/contact-us/
The Chartered Institute of Housing Octavia House, Westwood Way, Coventry, CV4 8JP 024 7685 1700 https://www.cih.org/membership-grades/chartered-membership [email protected]
The Landscape Institute 107 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8TZ 020 7685 2653 https://www.landscapeinstitute.org/member-content/chartered/ [email protected]
Royal Academy of Dance 36 Battersea Square, London, SW11 3RA 020 7326 8000 https://www.royalacademyofdance.org/membership/become-a-teacher/ [email protected]
Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board Peterbridge House, 3 The Lakes, Northampton, NN4 7HE 01604 231 950 www.wamitab.org.uk https://wamitab.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/