RICS Background

Question 1

When was the RICS founded?

Answer 1

1868

Question 2

When did the RICS gain its royal charter?

Answer 2

1881

Question 3

How many current members and trainees?

Answer 3

137,500

Question 4

What are the four levels of RICS membership?

Answer 4

FRICS
MRICS
ASSOCRICS
TRAINEE

Question 5

What is the current governance structure? Worded answer

Answer 5

Governed by various internal councils boards and associations

Question 6

Who is the current CEO

Answer 6

Interim - richard collins

Question 7

Who is the current president?

Answer 7

Ann Gray FRICS

Question 8

What was the Levitt review doing?

Answer 8

Reviewing the governance structure of the RICS

Question 9

What did the Levitt review say ?

Answer 9

Exposed the lack of clarity structure and purpose of rics governance arrangements

Question 10

What were the actions from the levitt review - what was then undertaken

Answer 10

Called for a full independence review of the purpose governance and strategy
The Bichard review

Question 11

What did the bichard review do

Answer 11

Clarify the purpose of the rics
Make recommendations on the structure
Provide proposals for the incoming leadership

Question 12

What were the 7 key recommendations

Answer 12

Renewed and increased focus on the public interest remit of the rics
Maintaining self regulation
Increased focus on diversity
Greater support for regional boards
Undertaking a review of the rics governance every 5 years
A new simplified governance structure
Showing greater leadership on issues such as climate change