Every December the BMC National Council meets to review the work of the BMC specialist committees. They do this in two ways. Firstly, they review the terms of reference for each committee - this is simply a document that sets out who is on the committee and what the committee is set up to do - to see if it is still valid. To see a report of that meeting please click here.
Secondly, they look at what each committee has achieved during the year and also scrutinise what the committee wants to do in the following year. National Council members also have the opportunity to raise questions with the Chair of each specialist committee and the BMC officer who works with that committee. It is also a time to thank the huge numbers of volunteers involved as well as celebrate the vast amount they do and achieve on behalf of their fellow climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers - all of it greatly appreciated, but much of it unrecognised.
Below is a list of the BMC specialist committees. To view their terms of reference, reports for 2007 and forward plans for 2008, simply click on the link below each committee's name. You'll be amazed at the amount they do on your behalf!
Access, Conservation & Environment Group
(ACE Group)
Terms of reference
Report 2007 and forward plan 2008
Competitions Committee
Terms of reference
Report 2007 and forward plan 2008
Equity Steering Group
Terms of reference
Report 2007 and forward plan 2008
Guidebook Committee
Terms of reference
Huts Group
Terms of reference
Report 2007 and forward plan 2008
International Committee
Terms of reference
Report 2007 and forward plan 2008
Technical Committee
Terms of reference
Report 2007 and forward plan 2008
Training & Youth Committee (TYC)
including Child Protection Steering Group (CPSG)
Terms of reference (TYC)
Terms of Reference (CPSG)
Report 2007 and forward plan 2008
Climbing Wall Committee
Terms of reference
Report and forward plan 2008
More information about BMC specialist committees can be found by clicking here and here.
For more information about the BMC National Council click here.
To find out more about the BMC Areas - another very important part of the BMC's work - and how you can get involved, please click here.
To find out more about the sorts of political lobbying that the BMC is continually involved in while working for climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers please click here and follow the links on the right of the page.
Additionally, for the benefit of us all and to ensure that expert witnesses in cases concerning climbing, hill walking and mountaineering are known to be authoritative in their respective areas of expertise the BMC has created and maintains a Register of Expert Witnesses. For more information on this please click here.
To find out more about the range of information posters, maps, booklets and Summit magazine that the BMC produces please see the BMC Publications section here.
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