Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

17 May 2006

CIMA (The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is launching an ethics support package, featuring ethics, whistleblowing and legal guidance helplines for its members and students. 

This new package, to be officially launched at CIMA’s first ethics UK road show on 31 May, provides valuable assistance for CIMA’s members and students who are in a situation where they feel their professional integrity could be compromised.

The CIMA Ethics Helpline (0800 358 7663; +44 (0)20 8849 2303; ethics@cimaglobal.com) is a free, confidential helpline offering guidance to CIMA members and students who are facing an ethical conflict. The Helpline can also provide clarification on aspects of the Code of Ethics and how this can be applied. It is staffed by CIMA’s Professional Standards department between 10am and 4pm, Monday-Friday.

The Whistleblowing Advice Line offers advice on making a public interest disclosure to UK-based CIMA members and students. If they are unsure whether or how to raise a concern, CIMA members and students can contact the independent charity Public Concern at Work on 0800 358 7665; helpline@pcaw.co.uk. Their lawyers provide free confidential advice on how to raise a concern about serious malpractice at work.

LAW Express provides a Legal Advice Line to UK CIMA members offering unlimited low cost professional telephone legal advice for all personal, commercial and employment issues.  Further information for CIMA members is available under the Member Benefits section of MyCIMA on the CIMAglobal website.

Robin Vaughan, Director of Professional Standards at CIMA said:

“High standards of ethics are a hallmark of professional people and play a vital role in underpinning the employability of our members, and the public trust in them particularly following high-profile corporate scandals.  CIMA ensures the highest ethical standards of our members and students, and providing ethics guidance is part of CIMA’s responsibility to members, their employers and other stakeholders.”

He continued:

“CIMA has a commitment to fulfil its obligation as a Chartered Institute to protect the public interest.  The introduction of the Ethics Helpline, the Whistleblowing Advice Line and the Legal Advice Line are part of CIMA’s portfolio of services to assist members maintain their high ethical standards.” 

For further information on the forthcoming ethics UK road shows and the CIMA ethics support package see www.cimaglobal.com

For media queries only please contact:

Claire Grewer
Press Officer, CIMA
+44 (0) 20 8849 2300
claire.grewer@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is the only international accountancy body with a sole focus on business.  It is a world leading professional institute that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focusing on accounting in business, in both the private and public sectors. CIMA is the voice of over 155,000 members and students in158 countries and is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body.  CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually to reflect the latest developments in global business.  It is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy.  For more information about CIMA, please visit www.cimaglobal.com

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