Our people
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| Chief Executive |
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| Deborah Evans |
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Head of Legal Affairs |
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Abi Jennings |
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Head of Membership Services |
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Marlene Lord |
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Head of Business Support Services |
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Ted Parsons |
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Head of Communications |
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Lorraine Gwinnutt |
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Head of Research |
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Miles Burger |
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Our legal affairs team is responsible for:
- Developing APIL legal policy in conjunction with our executive committee.
- Responding to consultation papers from key government departments and other appropriate bodies.
- Meeting with government officials and other key stakeholders on areas of legal policy and practice.
- Providing a professional support and enquiry system to APIL members through our information service.
- Producing PI Focus.
Our membership team is responsible for:
- Membership recruitment and retention
- Advice, administration and monitoring of the accreditation scheme
- Regional, membership, and special interest groups
- National programme of courses and conferences, including in-house
- Residential conferences and special events
- Working with experts and advertisers
- Promotion of services and activities, including APIL’s public information campaign and use of the APIL accredited logo
- www.apil.org.uk - is dynamic and thoroughly up-to-date
Our business support services team is responsible for:
- Provision of core services to all APIL departments
- The provision of the full range of financial services including budgeting, monthly management accounts and preparation of accounts for audit
- The management of all HR functions including staff recruitment, policies and procedures, employment legislation, payroll, pension and benefit matters
- Facilities management
- All aspects of health and safety
- Contract management
Our communications team is responsible for:
- Dissemination of APIL's key messages to the public, press, Parliament and other interested parties
- Helping to prevent avoidable injury by alerting people to hazards, wherever they arise
- Lobbying for reform of the law to help people injured through the negligence of others
- Correcting misconceptions about the compensation system, through the press and Parliament
Our research team is responsible for:
- Designing and undertaking APIL research projects on key issues (with both our members and the general public), in conjunction with our executive committee.
- Analysing research undertaken by other organisations, and assessing its relevance to APIL.
- Updating and overseeing APIL’s statistical and policy information databases.
- Providing research support, skills and knowledge to APIL’s operational sections (legal affairs, membership and communications).
- Meeting with government officials and other key stakeholders on areas of legal and social research.
Working for us
Our success as a not-for-profit organisation means we are continually growing, and
as a consequence we are always looking out for dynamic, enthusiastic, highly capable
and motivated people to join our staff team.
Find out more about working for APIL