Major governance update for NASC

At a NASC General Meeting that took place as part of ScaffEx25 on Friday 12 September 2025 at Manchester Central, NASC’s executive team proposed a series of changes to the governance and structure of the organisation to better meet the needs of the membership and the industry.

A new regional map

These included an increase in the number of regions, from the five super regions currently used (London and the South East, the Midlands, South West and South Wales, Northern and North West, Scotland and Northern Ireland) to 10 regions. The new regions will be:

• London and the South East (including East Anglia)
• South West
• East Midlands
• West Midlands
• North East
• North West
• Scotland
• Wales
• Ireland
• Channel Islands

There will still be monthly regional meetings, but each region will get to meet once a year. The current regional Chairs will be retained, with new Chairs appointed for the five new regions.

The current Council will also be retained, with a mandatory conference day attendance each year, to be held the day before the Annual General Meeting. The primary purpose will be to review the business plan and ops plan. The council will continue to be made up of all Committee Chairs and Regional Chairs.

A new-look Board

The NASC Board will be expanded to included two more directors. One will be elected from the Regional Chairs and the other from the Committee Chairs. Both of these will sit on the board for a term of six years, although the first election for committees will be a 3-year appointment.

From 2029, there will be a new independent Chair for the NASC Board, which will no longer therefore be chaired by the President. Indeed, while the existing Presidential team of President, Vice President and Past President, will all remain on the board, they will be honorary board positions.

Speaking about these changes, Clive Dickin, Group CEO for NASC and CISRS, said, “These changes have been driven by discussion with members over recent months and also by an independent review of our governance structures and processes that found there were some areas where different arrangements would deliver a better outcome in terms of meeting the best possible standard of modern governance.

“It was heartening at the meeting to have such obvious support from the membership for all these changes. Change is rarely easy or comfortable, but we can’t sit and do nothing we have to work hard to make NASC fit for the industry today and into the future.”