CIOT/ATT branches such as Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man can develop and submit comments on local proposals: these should be discussed by the Branch Committee and signed off by the Chair and Secretary but copied in draft to Head Office.  The objective of this prior clearance is not to control what is being said on local issues but to ensure CIOT/ATT tone/principles are maintained and to check for any wider UK issues (either for taking up in the UK or for adding to the local submission).

Branches representing UK regions - Scotland, South Wales, Northern Ireland - can develop and submit comments on local proposals but any such work must involve the Head Office Technical Team as there will normally be some UK-wide implications; in addition, Head Office would want to support, e.g. through conducting surveys.

Generally branches should not attempt to submit comments on issues that are being commented on by the CIOT/ATT; instead comments should be fed to the Technical Officer dealing with the issue. Exceptionally, if a local branch wants to survey local members on an issue, a separate submission may be appropriate but this should be discussed with Head Office first.

If a branch believes a subject should be pursued then that should be similarly raised with the Technical Team, rather than pursued on their own. The Technical Team would welcome their input.