Council

Committee Structure

The Council

Patron: HRH The Prince of Wales

The General Council comprises:

8 Lay Members appointed by the Privy Council
3 Members appointed by the Education Committee
1 Member appointed by the Secretary of State for Education & Skills
12 Osteopathic Members elected by the profession

Prof. Adrian Eddleston a Lay Member, is Chairman of the Council. The Council is supported by a team of staff, headed by the Chief Executive and Registrar, Evlynne Gilvarry.

The Council focuses on strategic development and major policy issues whilst its Committees concentrate on implementing these policies, within the framework decided by Council, and on exercising delegated authority for some statutory and regulatory roles. Read more about the roles and responsibilities of the Council.

The Osteopaths Act 1993 has established four Committees with specific legal functions. The Council itself has established other Committees to help discharge its functions.

The present Council members are:

Chairman (Lay)	Prof. Adrian Eddleston
Treasurer	Mr John Chuter OBE (Lay)
Lay Members	Mrs Geraldine Campbell
	Mr Nigel Clarke
	Mrs Fionnuala Cook OBE
	Prof. Ian Hughes
	Mr Paul Sommerfeld
	Miss Jenny White MBE
Osteopathic Members	Mr Martin Booth
	Ms Claire Cheetham
	Mr Tim McClune
	Mrs Rachel Pointon
	Mr John Wilden
	Mr Robert Burge
	Dr Richard Rebain
	Mrs Catherine Hamilton-Plant
	Mr Robin Shepherd
	Mrs Rosalind Stuart-Menteth
	Miss Fiona Walsh
	Dr Leslie Wootton
Education Members	Dr Andrew Thompson
	Dr Stephen Barasi
	Ms Margaret Wolff
Secretary of State Appointee	Prof. Trudie Roberts