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How we are structured and governed

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Amnesty International UK is one of over 50 nationally organised sections that make up Amnesty International worldwide membership organisation.

We have more than 260,000 financial supporters in the UK, working together to improve human rights worldwide. We have offices in London, Belfast, and Edinburgh and around 130 staff and 65 volunteers.

See our structural chart and find out about the Board, Committees and Senior Management Team

How we are governed

Amnesty International UK is divided into two legal entities, each with their own constitution.

control arms campaigning outside parliament in LondonUK Section The Section is responsible for operations including campaigning, communications, fundraising and administration. Find out more | Download the constitution (PDF)

Gift aidCharitable Trust For historical legal reasons, the Charitable Trust was formed to carry out activities deemed charitable under English law. Find out more

If you would like to contact us about the governance of Amnesty International UK, please email governance@amnesty.org.uk

Our 12-month Governance Taskforce

The 2013 Annual General Meeting decided to establish a task force to review governance of Amnesty International UK. Read the full remit of the Task Force (PDF). 

It was decided that membership of the Task Force should be made up of two members of the Board, two Trustees of our Charitable Trust, one non-Board member of the Active Member Sub Committee, one non-Board member of the International Issues Sub Committee, the Chair of the Standing Orders Committee and six members drawn from the wider membership. The members are: 
  • Mike Reed, Governance Task Force Member 
  • Chris Ramsey, Governance Task Force Member 
  • Mike Parkinson, Governance Task Force Member 
  • Peter Pack, Governance Task Force Member 
  • Naomi Hunter, Governance Task Force Member 
  • Clive Briscoe, Governance Task Force Member 
  • Eilidh Douglas, Governance Task Force Member (Co-opted Youth Representative)
  • Ciarnan Helferty, Board Chair in attendance 
  • Tom Hedley, Board Representative
  • Hannah Perry, Board Representative
  • Sarah O'Grady, Trust Representative
  • Malcolm Dingwall-Smith, Active Members Sub-Committee Representatives
  • Elizabeth Mottershaw, International Issues Sub-Committee Representative
  • Allison Cosgrove, Standing Orders Committee Representative