Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
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We are the world's only Royal Chartered body for public relations professionals with more than 11,000 members globally. We raise industry standards through membership, chartership, CPD, training and qualifications.
📊 Our biennial State of the Profession report is out now.
For the first time, SOTP examines polarisation, finding over half of practitioners say their organisation is more cautious about taking public positions than five years ago.
Download the report: https://bit.ly/3Ta76H2
#StateofPR
For the first time, SOTP examines polarisation, finding over half of practitioners say their organisation is more cautious about taking public positions than five years ago.
Download the report: https://bit.ly/3Ta76H2
#StateofPR
September 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
📊 Our biennial State of the Profession report is out now.
For the first time, SOTP examines polarisation, finding over half of practitioners say their organisation is more cautious about taking public positions than five years ago.
Download the report: https://bit.ly/3Ta76H2
#StateofPR
For the first time, SOTP examines polarisation, finding over half of practitioners say their organisation is more cautious about taking public positions than five years ago.
Download the report: https://bit.ly/3Ta76H2
#StateofPR
"Crisis Communication for Boards: A Handbook for Good Governance" is out now.
Developed by the CIPR Crisis Communications Network, in association with the IoD, it covers the five phases of crisis, AI's impact on comms, checklists for boards, and more.
Download the handbook: https://bit.ly/4cF7XWD
Developed by the CIPR Crisis Communications Network, in association with the IoD, it covers the five phases of crisis, AI's impact on comms, checklists for boards, and more.
Download the handbook: https://bit.ly/4cF7XWD
September 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
"Crisis Communication for Boards: A Handbook for Good Governance" is out now.
Developed by the CIPR Crisis Communications Network, in association with the IoD, it covers the five phases of crisis, AI's impact on comms, checklists for boards, and more.
Download the handbook: https://bit.ly/4cF7XWD
Developed by the CIPR Crisis Communications Network, in association with the IoD, it covers the five phases of crisis, AI's impact on comms, checklists for boards, and more.
Download the handbook: https://bit.ly/4cF7XWD
The CIPR has retained the National Equality Standard, the UK's leading EDI framework, for a further three years.
Alongside it, our updated EDI strategy for 2026 to 2029 sets a clear expectation of the industry that inclusive practice is a core professional skill.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3UJp5V2
Alongside it, our updated EDI strategy for 2026 to 2029 sets a clear expectation of the industry that inclusive practice is a core professional skill.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3UJp5V2
September 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The CIPR has retained the National Equality Standard, the UK's leading EDI framework, for a further three years.
Alongside it, our updated EDI strategy for 2026 to 2029 sets a clear expectation of the industry that inclusive practice is a core professional skill.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3UJp5V2
Alongside it, our updated EDI strategy for 2026 to 2029 sets a clear expectation of the industry that inclusive practice is a core professional skill.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3UJp5V2
Cost, low awareness, and course content that overlooks local realities are keeping young African professionals out of global PR training and certification.
Our new report, Impact Beyond Borders, explores those barriers and sets out a model to help widen access.
Read the report: bit.ly/4vWjMOM
Our new report, Impact Beyond Borders, explores those barriers and sets out a model to help widen access.
Read the report: bit.ly/4vWjMOM
July 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Cost, low awareness, and course content that overlooks local realities are keeping young African professionals out of global PR training and certification.
Our new report, Impact Beyond Borders, explores those barriers and sets out a model to help widen access.
Read the report: bit.ly/4vWjMOM
Our new report, Impact Beyond Borders, explores those barriers and sets out a model to help widen access.
Read the report: bit.ly/4vWjMOM
Join us on 18 November 2026 in London for our 2026 Annual Conference, 'Organisational Resilience: Leading Communications in a Changing World'.
Explore the programme and book your place today: https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Network/Events_/Annual_conference.aspx
Explore the programme and book your place today: https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Network/Events_/Annual_conference.aspx
July 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Join us on 18 November 2026 in London for our 2026 Annual Conference, 'Organisational Resilience: Leading Communications in a Changing World'.
Explore the programme and book your place today: https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Network/Events_/Annual_conference.aspx
Explore the programme and book your place today: https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Network/Events_/Annual_conference.aspx
Our 2025 Annual Report is out now
It explores a year of raising standards and making the case for PR, including 48 appearances in national press, major progress on our lobbying campaign, four new Research Fund studies, and more.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4vL38T7
It explores a year of raising standards and making the case for PR, including 48 appearances in national press, major progress on our lobbying campaign, four new Research Fund studies, and more.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4vL38T7
July 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Our 2025 Annual Report is out now
It explores a year of raising standards and making the case for PR, including 48 appearances in national press, major progress on our lobbying campaign, four new Research Fund studies, and more.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4vL38T7
It explores a year of raising standards and making the case for PR, including 48 appearances in national press, major progress on our lobbying campaign, four new Research Fund studies, and more.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4vL38T7
1,000 CIPR members now hold chartered status.
Candice Robinson became our 1,000th Chartered PR Practitioner on 18 June, alongside 19 colleagues.
To mark the milestone, we've launched the Chartership Wall, where members share what Chartership has meant to them.
Learn more: bit.ly/3QyraS0
Candice Robinson became our 1,000th Chartered PR Practitioner on 18 June, alongside 19 colleagues.
To mark the milestone, we've launched the Chartership Wall, where members share what Chartership has meant to them.
Learn more: bit.ly/3QyraS0
June 22, 2026 at 9:01 AM
1,000 CIPR members now hold chartered status.
Candice Robinson became our 1,000th Chartered PR Practitioner on 18 June, alongside 19 colleagues.
To mark the milestone, we've launched the Chartership Wall, where members share what Chartership has meant to them.
Learn more: bit.ly/3QyraS0
Candice Robinson became our 1,000th Chartered PR Practitioner on 18 June, alongside 19 colleagues.
To mark the milestone, we've launched the Chartership Wall, where members share what Chartership has meant to them.
Learn more: bit.ly/3QyraS0
We’re pleased to announce that CIPR Board Member, Laurian Hubbard Chart.PR, FCIPR, has been elected as the Global Alliance's UK Regional Delegate-at-Large.
Laurian will assume office on 1 July 2026.
Find out more: newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-board-m...
Laurian will assume office on 1 July 2026.
Find out more: newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-board-m...
June 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
We’re pleased to announce that CIPR Board Member, Laurian Hubbard Chart.PR, FCIPR, has been elected as the Global Alliance's UK Regional Delegate-at-Large.
Laurian will assume office on 1 July 2026.
Find out more: newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-board-m...
Laurian will assume office on 1 July 2026.
Find out more: newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-board-m...
New guidance for PR professionals using AI day to day.
The Responsible Use of AI in PR translates the Global Alliance's Venice Pledge into practical guidance, helping PR professionals tackle the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise from AI use.
Download free: https://bit.ly/4fx2bsn
#AIinPR
The Responsible Use of AI in PR translates the Global Alliance's Venice Pledge into practical guidance, helping PR professionals tackle the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise from AI use.
Download free: https://bit.ly/4fx2bsn
#AIinPR
June 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
New guidance for PR professionals using AI day to day.
The Responsible Use of AI in PR translates the Global Alliance's Venice Pledge into practical guidance, helping PR professionals tackle the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise from AI use.
Download free: https://bit.ly/4fx2bsn
#AIinPR
The Responsible Use of AI in PR translates the Global Alliance's Venice Pledge into practical guidance, helping PR professionals tackle the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise from AI use.
Download free: https://bit.ly/4fx2bsn
#AIinPR
Nominations are now open for the 2027 President-Elect, Board of Directors, and Council.
Those elected will shape how the CIPR responds to the issues defining public relations today, including advocacy, ethics, professionalism, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ddAWRS
Those elected will shape how the CIPR responds to the issues defining public relations today, including advocacy, ethics, professionalism, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ddAWRS
April 29, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Nominations are now open for the 2027 President-Elect, Board of Directors, and Council.
Those elected will shape how the CIPR responds to the issues defining public relations today, including advocacy, ethics, professionalism, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ddAWRS
Those elected will shape how the CIPR responds to the issues defining public relations today, including advocacy, ethics, professionalism, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ddAWRS
The shortlist for this year's CIPR Excellence Awards is out now.
Congratulations to the 145 organisations and PR pros who will compete across 33 categories at the live awards ceremony on 1 July at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
Book your tickets and read the full shortlist: bit.ly/4n3qQGM
Congratulations to the 145 organisations and PR pros who will compete across 33 categories at the live awards ceremony on 1 July at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
Book your tickets and read the full shortlist: bit.ly/4n3qQGM
April 28, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The shortlist for this year's CIPR Excellence Awards is out now.
Congratulations to the 145 organisations and PR pros who will compete across 33 categories at the live awards ceremony on 1 July at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
Book your tickets and read the full shortlist: bit.ly/4n3qQGM
Congratulations to the 145 organisations and PR pros who will compete across 33 categories at the live awards ceremony on 1 July at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
Book your tickets and read the full shortlist: bit.ly/4n3qQGM
New CIPR research reveals that two-thirds of UK lobbyists want tougher transparency rules.
66% support expanding the register to cover in-house lobbyists, while 63% lack confidence breaches will be caught under the current regime.
Read the full findings in our newsroom: https://bit.ly/4cX72Be
66% support expanding the register to cover in-house lobbyists, while 63% lack confidence breaches will be caught under the current regime.
Read the full findings in our newsroom: https://bit.ly/4cX72Be
April 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
New CIPR research reveals that two-thirds of UK lobbyists want tougher transparency rules.
66% support expanding the register to cover in-house lobbyists, while 63% lack confidence breaches will be caught under the current regime.
Read the full findings in our newsroom: https://bit.ly/4cX72Be
66% support expanding the register to cover in-house lobbyists, while 63% lack confidence breaches will be caught under the current regime.
Read the full findings in our newsroom: https://bit.ly/4cX72Be
We welcomed 14 organisations as new Corporate Affiliate members in the first quarter of 2026.
This brings our community of corporate members to nearly 300 organisations.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cLLoQg
This brings our community of corporate members to nearly 300 organisations.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cLLoQg
April 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM
We welcomed 14 organisations as new Corporate Affiliate members in the first quarter of 2026.
This brings our community of corporate members to nearly 300 organisations.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cLLoQg
This brings our community of corporate members to nearly 300 organisations.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cLLoQg
Our State of the Profession 2026 survey is now live.
Help us understand the trends, issues and challenges facing the profession.
Take the survey and enter a draw for a £100 gift card: https://bit.ly/47W0NuI
#StateofPR
Help us understand the trends, issues and challenges facing the profession.
Take the survey and enter a draw for a £100 gift card: https://bit.ly/47W0NuI
#StateofPR
April 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Our State of the Profession 2026 survey is now live.
Help us understand the trends, issues and challenges facing the profession.
Take the survey and enter a draw for a £100 gift card: https://bit.ly/47W0NuI
#StateofPR
Help us understand the trends, issues and challenges facing the profession.
Take the survey and enter a draw for a £100 gift card: https://bit.ly/47W0NuI
#StateofPR
EDI is now a mandatory part of the CIPR’s CPD framework.
Members must log five EDI points each year alongside the existing ethics requirement to complete their annual 60-point cycle.
You can log custom submissions or choose from our library of 50+ free EDI activities.
Learn more: bit.ly/4bVxDOH
Members must log five EDI points each year alongside the existing ethics requirement to complete their annual 60-point cycle.
You can log custom submissions or choose from our library of 50+ free EDI activities.
Learn more: bit.ly/4bVxDOH
April 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
EDI is now a mandatory part of the CIPR’s CPD framework.
Members must log five EDI points each year alongside the existing ethics requirement to complete their annual 60-point cycle.
You can log custom submissions or choose from our library of 50+ free EDI activities.
Learn more: bit.ly/4bVxDOH
Members must log five EDI points each year alongside the existing ethics requirement to complete their annual 60-point cycle.
You can log custom submissions or choose from our library of 50+ free EDI activities.
Learn more: bit.ly/4bVxDOH
The CIPR is sad to learn of the death of former CIPR President Warren Newman FCIPR.
Find out more about Warren's storied career and life in our obituary > https://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/warren-newman-fcipr-19472026/
Find out more about Warren's storied career and life in our obituary > https://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/warren-newman-fcipr-19472026/
April 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The CIPR is sad to learn of the death of former CIPR President Warren Newman FCIPR.
Find out more about Warren's storied career and life in our obituary > https://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/warren-newman-fcipr-19472026/
Find out more about Warren's storied career and life in our obituary > https://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/warren-newman-fcipr-19472026/
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As President of @cipr.co.uk, this is my 60-second update on a week where transparency in Westminster has come back into focus.
I cover the CEO's piece on @cityam.bsky.social, our latest AI policy update and the CIPR Excellence Awards deadline extension
Watch for the full update.
I cover the CEO's piece on @cityam.bsky.social, our latest AI policy update and the CIPR Excellence Awards deadline extension
Watch for the full update.
March 23, 2026 at 11:43 AM
As President of @cipr.co.uk, this is my 60-second update on a week where transparency in Westminster has come back into focus.
I cover the CEO's piece on @cityam.bsky.social, our latest AI policy update and the CIPR Excellence Awards deadline extension
Watch for the full update.
I cover the CEO's piece on @cityam.bsky.social, our latest AI policy update and the CIPR Excellence Awards deadline extension
Watch for the full update.
To complete your CPD cycle, you need to log 5 mandatory ethics points, even if you've already reached 60 points from the other activities you've undertaken.
Log all your learning by 31 March 2026.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Learn_Develop/CPD_.aspx
Log all your learning by 31 March 2026.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Learn_Develop/CPD_.aspx
March 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
To complete your CPD cycle, you need to log 5 mandatory ethics points, even if you've already reached 60 points from the other activities you've undertaken.
Log all your learning by 31 March 2026.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Learn_Develop/CPD_.aspx
Log all your learning by 31 March 2026.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Learn_Develop/CPD_.aspx
The CIPR has written to the Committee of Standards with concerns that proposals to remove the names of parliamentary staff on the Register of Interests of Members’ Staff will reduce transparency and will be a “significant step in the wrong direction”.
Read the full letter > bit.ly/3OPyDej
Read the full letter > bit.ly/3OPyDej
March 9, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The CIPR has written to the Committee of Standards with concerns that proposals to remove the names of parliamentary staff on the Register of Interests of Members’ Staff will reduce transparency and will be a “significant step in the wrong direction”.
Read the full letter > bit.ly/3OPyDej
Read the full letter > bit.ly/3OPyDej
With less than four weeks to go, this is your reminder that the deadline to log your 2025/26 learning is 23:59 BST on 31 March.
Start logging your learning today. https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Learn_Develop/CPD_.aspx
Start logging your learning today. https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Learn_Develop/CPD_.aspx
March 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
With less than four weeks to go, this is your reminder that the deadline to log your 2025/26 learning is 23:59 BST on 31 March.
Start logging your learning today. https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Learn_Develop/CPD_.aspx
Start logging your learning today. https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Learn_Develop/CPD_.aspx
The CIPR Excellence Awards celebrate your everyday brilliance as well as your standout campaigns.
The Early Bird deadline is this Thursday. Get your entries in before 23:59 GMT on 5 March to save up to £100.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Awards/Excellence/The_Excellence_Awards.aspx
The Early Bird deadline is this Thursday. Get your entries in before 23:59 GMT on 5 March to save up to £100.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Awards/Excellence/The_Excellence_Awards.aspx
March 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The CIPR Excellence Awards celebrate your everyday brilliance as well as your standout campaigns.
The Early Bird deadline is this Thursday. Get your entries in before 23:59 GMT on 5 March to save up to £100.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Awards/Excellence/The_Excellence_Awards.aspx
The Early Bird deadline is this Thursday. Get your entries in before 23:59 GMT on 5 March to save up to £100.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Awards/Excellence/The_Excellence_Awards.aspx
The Excellence Awards have expanded to reflect the evolving world of PR and comms, with new categories recognising the work and teams shaping our profession.
Save up to £100 by submitting by the Early Bird deadline: 5 March.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Awards/Excellence/The_Excellence_Awards.aspx
Save up to £100 by submitting by the Early Bird deadline: 5 March.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Awards/Excellence/The_Excellence_Awards.aspx
February 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The Excellence Awards have expanded to reflect the evolving world of PR and comms, with new categories recognising the work and teams shaping our profession.
Save up to £100 by submitting by the Early Bird deadline: 5 March.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Awards/Excellence/The_Excellence_Awards.aspx
Save up to £100 by submitting by the Early Bird deadline: 5 March.
https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Awards/Excellence/The_Excellence_Awards.aspx
71% of the public trust a Chartered practitioner more.
In-house pros (75%) and those in client-facing roles (65%) say it sets them apart.
Are you ready to explore what Chartership could mean for you?
Download the #GetChartered kit to learn more: https://mailchi.mp/cipr/getchartered
In-house pros (75%) and those in client-facing roles (65%) say it sets them apart.
Are you ready to explore what Chartership could mean for you?
Download the #GetChartered kit to learn more: https://mailchi.mp/cipr/getchartered
February 25, 2026 at 4:52 PM
71% of the public trust a Chartered practitioner more.
In-house pros (75%) and those in client-facing roles (65%) say it sets them apart.
Are you ready to explore what Chartership could mean for you?
Download the #GetChartered kit to learn more: https://mailchi.mp/cipr/getchartered
In-house pros (75%) and those in client-facing roles (65%) say it sets them apart.
Are you ready to explore what Chartership could mean for you?
Download the #GetChartered kit to learn more: https://mailchi.mp/cipr/getchartered
It’s #CharteredWeek and in an age of AI, trust in business and professional services has never been more important.
So, we’ve joined more than 45 membership bodies to call on government to champion professional standards.
Read the full letter: bit.ly/4axKiXy
#CelebratingTrustedProfessionals
So, we’ve joined more than 45 membership bodies to call on government to champion professional standards.
Read the full letter: bit.ly/4axKiXy
#CelebratingTrustedProfessionals
February 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It’s #CharteredWeek and in an age of AI, trust in business and professional services has never been more important.
So, we’ve joined more than 45 membership bodies to call on government to champion professional standards.
Read the full letter: bit.ly/4axKiXy
#CelebratingTrustedProfessionals
So, we’ve joined more than 45 membership bodies to call on government to champion professional standards.
Read the full letter: bit.ly/4axKiXy
#CelebratingTrustedProfessionals
In a new article for City AM, CIPR CEO Alastair McCapra explores why the Mandelson Scandal proves it's time to rewrite Westminster's lobbying rules.
The piece finds how decades of opaque lobbying has led to a situation where the majority of lobbying activity is hidden.
Read more: bit.ly/3Mg4eVw
The piece finds how decades of opaque lobbying has led to a situation where the majority of lobbying activity is hidden.
Read more: bit.ly/3Mg4eVw
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
In a new article for City AM, CIPR CEO Alastair McCapra explores why the Mandelson Scandal proves it's time to rewrite Westminster's lobbying rules.
The piece finds how decades of opaque lobbying has led to a situation where the majority of lobbying activity is hidden.
Read more: bit.ly/3Mg4eVw
The piece finds how decades of opaque lobbying has led to a situation where the majority of lobbying activity is hidden.
Read more: bit.ly/3Mg4eVw