Maintaining professionalism

Our professional standards department ensures that members and students achieve and maintain the highest possible standards within business.

Standards
Our work includes:

• formulating and developing CIMA's policies of professional standards
• providing guidelines for members and students on ethical issues
• investigating complaints against individuals falsely claiming to be members or students of CIMA
• monitoring CPD for members
• uphold the UK anti money laundering regulations within CIMA's role as a designatory supervisory authority
• assessing and registering new practising accountants.

We work closely with other key accountancy bodies to maintain public confidence in management accountants and promote best practice. These include:  

• The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC): CIMA's code of ethics is based upon IFAC's. We also have member representation on its ethics board (IESBA) and its professional accountants in business board (PAIB)
• Financial Reporting Council (FRC): CIMA is regulated by the FRC. We also work closely with its conduct committee to ensure public confidence in our members, particularly around the licensing and monitoring arrangements of CIMA's practising accountants
• Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA): supervises CIMA on how we monitor and regulate our students and members. We also work with IAASA on consultations that benefit the accountancy profession. 

Conduct and complaints
All complaints about members and registered students are dealt with by either the disciplinary committee or the investigation committee. They are handled by our professional conduct team. Find out more about making complaints, alternative dispute resolution and our disciplinary process.

Contact details
Professional standards
CIMA
26 Chapter Street
London SW1P 4NP
United Kingdom
T. +44 (0)20 8849 2251
F. +44 (0)20 8849 2463
E. prof.standards@cimaglobal.com