Governance Review— Table Tennis England

The latest stage of the Table Tennis England Governance Review is a series of Governance Update Roadshows around the country to provide more information about the consultation and to share the proposed next steps, following publication of the Independent Review Panel’s Interim Report.

To book a place at one of the roadshows, please email julie.etherden@tabletennisengland.co.uk with the roadshow you wish to attend.

At each roadshow a member of the IRP and a member of the Board will be present. They will also be used as an opportunity to provide an update on the delivery of the Be TT project and the work Table Tennis England is currently undertaking with Clubs and Leagues. The roadshows are as follows:

South West – Saturday, June 2, Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter, EX6 7XS – 3.30pm-4.30pm
London – Thursday, June 14, Greenhouse Sports, 35 Cosway St, Marylebone, London, NW1 5NS 6.30pm-9pm
South East – Tuesday, June 19, Oakwood House, Oakwood Rd, Maidstone ME16 8AE – 7pm-9pm
North West, Lancashire – Tuesday, June 19, Hyndburn Leisure Centre, Henry St, Church, Lancashire, BB5 4EP – 6.30pm-9pm
North East, Yorkshire – Wednesday, June 20, Wetherby RUFC, Grange Park, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 5NB – 6.30pm-9pm
Midlands – Thursday, June 21, Draycott TTC, New St, Draycott, Derby DE72 3LZ – 6.30pm-9pm
Milton Keynes – Wednesday, June 27, Table Tennis England, Norfolk House, 88 Saxon Gate West, Milton Keynes, MK9 2DL – 6.30pm-9pm
East – Tuesday, June 26, Dragonfly Hotel, Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7DZ – 6.30pm-9pm
North East, Durham – Tuesday, July 3, Durham Cricket Club, Riverside, Chester Le Street, Co Durham DH3 3QR – 6.30pm-9pm

What is the Governance Review?

Table Tennis England has committed to produce a wide-ranging and thorough Review into its governance and structures, with an aim to achieve a modernised, professional, transparent organisation that balances the need for democracy and a volunteer workforce at its heart.

A Governance Review Group (GRG) and an Independent Review Panel (IRP) will report periodically to the Board, which in turn will provide updates to National Council and the wider membership.

Central to the Review will be the opportunity for any individual member, club or league to be part of the consultation process so that all views can be taken into account.

Governance Review Group (GRG)

The Governance Review Group is the Board sub-group which will oversee the process, procedure and timetable of the review.

The GRG is chaired by Senior Independent Director Mark Quartermaine and also includes Table Tennis England Chairman Sandra Deaton and Chief Executive Sara Sutcliffe, plus the Chair of National Council Tony Catt and the Chair of Rules Committee’s delegate Estyn Williams.

Independent Review Panel (IRP)

The Independent Review Panel (IRP) will lead the Review.

IRP members’ skills include governance, legal, membership bodies, communications, different NGB structures and table tennis.

The first stage of selection process for the IRP was to recruit an Independent Review Panel Chair, Marc Mazzucco. Following an open recruitment process, the rest of the panel, which includes three individuals from within the sport, was named.

Click here to read more about the panel members