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The Construction Industry Council ( CIC ) is the representative body for the professional bodies, research organizations and specialist business associations in the Construction Industry in the United Kingdom . It was formed in 1988 as the ''Building Industry Council'' and changed its name in April 1990. ACTIVITIES The Construction Industry Council aims to provide a single voice for professionals in all sectors of the built environment in the UK through its collective membership of 500,000 individual construction professionals and 25,000 firms of construction Consultants The Construction Industry Council also represents the views of the higher level of the industry (professional, managerial and technical) in ConstructionSkills , the Sector Skills Council for construction. ConstructionSkills is a partnership between CIC, CITB-ConstructionSkills and CITB Northern Ireland . The Construction Industry Council developed and operates the Design Quality Indicator ( DQI ) tool to measure the design quality of buildings. ORGANISATION The Construction Industry Council's work is managed on a day-to day basis by a small secretariat which works under the direction of the Chief Executive who is responsible to the Council. The Executive Board acts as the main policy and strategy vehicle of the Council. Full Members are represented through five Electoral Colleges: Business; Chartered; College of Independent Professional Institutes; Education; and Research. Organisation of the Construction Industry Council The Electoral Colleges nominate representatives to Council and Standing Committees, through which CIC accomplishes its work. There are currently six Standing Committees: Lifelong Learning; Finance; Industry Improvement; Forum for Research Innovation and Knowledge; National Regions; and Sustainable Development. Each Committee is supported by a number of panels task forces, response groups and project steering groups which are established to meet the needs of current activities. The task forces and response groups have a limited life and are disbanded when their work is complete. CHAIRMAN Chairman of the Construction Industry Council and their terms of office:
The Deputy Chairman is Keith Clarke , who will succeed the current Chairman, for a 2 year term, starting in June 2008. CIC appoints Keith Clarke as new Deputy Chairman, 21 June 2007 MEMBERSHIP The Construction Industry Council has three categories of membership: Full; Associate; and Affiliate Members. Full members, as of January 2007 are:
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