Technical Officials Committee (TOC)— Table Tennis England

The Technical Officials Committee (TOC) is the overarching body for umpires, referees and tournament organisers in England. Their terms of references are as follows:

To set and to apply the qualifying standards for umpires, referees and tournament organisers.
To organise courses and seminars for the recruitment, retention and training of technical officials.
To appoint technical officials for domestic competitions as requested.
To nominate umpires and referees to fulfil invitations to foreign events.
To make recommendations to the Board on uniform for match officials.
To advise the Board on matters concerning the Laws, the ITTF Regulations for International Competitions and the responsibilities of technical officials.
To arbitrate on behalf of the Board on questions of rule interpretation relating to play.
To maintain records of qualified technical officials and make the information available for the Table Tennis England membership database.