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Jul 13
2018

Wales Conference 2018

Wales Conference 2018

The 2018 Wales IRRV Conference was sponsored by Civica and was held at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, Powys on Friday 13th July 2018.

Conference Programme

Sep 24
2009

Past Meetings

Past Meetings

Dates for your diaries 

2014 Christmas Meeting

The next IRRV North and Mid-Wales Executive meeting will be held on the 22nd December 2014 at the Bod Erw, St Asaph which will be followed by the Open meeting and Christmas Lunch.

Agenda for Meeting

Minutes of last Meeting

Open Meeting Flyer

Christmas Lunch Menu

Executive Committee meeting 12.09.14 at 9.00am for 9.30am start at Bod Erw St Asaph

Minutes of last Meeting

Agenda for Meeting

Open Meeting- Presentation from Sally Neale and Diane Turner - Agile Working

Agenda for Meeting

Sally Neale Slide      Diane Turner Slides

IRRV North and Mid Wales AGM 2014

Was held 11th April, at Bod Erw, St Asaph, Guest Speaker - National President

Slides from presentation

IRRV Executive Committee Meeting -held 24th January 2014 at 9.45am

Agenda for meeting

Minutes of last meeting

Minutes of Meeting

Followed by a members open meeting - 11.00am - Paul Bryant - Head of Local Taxation Policy

Slides from presentation

Flyer for Meeting

Members Christmas Meeting

19th December - Members Christmas Meeting - Open Meeting, Guest Speaker - Gary L Watson IRRV (Hons) Deputy Chief Executive

Slides from presentation

Executive Committee Meeting

29th November - Executive Committee Meeting & Members Open Meeting, Bod Erw, St Asaph at 10.30

Agenda for Meeting

Irrv Members Meeting

20th November - Members Open Meeting, Bod Erw, St Asaph at 10.15 for 10.30 start - Speaker Debbie Gibbons (Chair of the LAIOG) -

Single Fraud Ivestigation Service

IRRV Annual General Meeting

Friday 26th April 2013 at the Bod Erw Hotel, St.Asaph.

Minutes of Meeting

IRRV Accounts 2012

 

Minutes of Previous AGM - 24.04.2012

Agenda for Meeting

IRRV North and MIs-Wales Association Meeting - Friday 22nd March 2013 - Kinmel Manor Hotel, Abergele.

“ COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME UPDATE AND RELATED TOPICS“

Flyer for meeting

IRRV Executive Committee Meeting - Friday 15th February 2013 at 10.30am at the Oriel House Hotel, St Asaph.

Agenda

Minutes of Last Meeting

North and Mid Wales Association meeting held on 9th November 2012 at the Bod Erw, St.Asaph

" Welfare Reform and Universal Credit – an Update"

Flyer For Meeting

Jonathan.Bottomer's.slides

Matthew.Evans Slide

Executive Committee was held on Friday, 21st September 2012 at 10:30am at the Bod Erw, St. Asaph

Agenda for meeting

Minutes of last Executive Commitee Meeting 12.04.12

Conference accounts 2011 - 2012

Delegates at conference 2012

The North Wales Association Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 20th April 2012 at the Bod Erw, St Asaph, 10.30am for a 10.45am start.

Address by the National President - Roger Messenger BSc FRICS IRRV (Hons) REV MCIArb.

Slides from presentation

Agenda for Meeting

Minutes of previous AGM held on the 28th April 2011.

North Wales Association Meeting Wednesday 4 April 2012 - Bod Erw, St. Asaph

With Guest Speaker Jan Alexander IRRV (Hons)

Flyer for meeting

Friday 10th February 2012 - Bod Erw, St. Asaph - Executive Committee meeting 09.15am for 09.30am start

Agend For Meeting

Minutes of Meeting 18th November 2011

Friday 10th February 2012 - Bod Erw, St. Asaph - IRRV North Wales Association Meeting - 10.45am for 11.00am start

Presentation John Lee - Debt Recovery - Using Protocols in Touch Times

Presentation from meeting

IRRV North Wales Assosciation Meeting Friday 9th December 2011 at the Bod Erw, St Asaph

Presentation by Richie Roberts Chief Valuer for Wales and Valuation Officer for Non-domestic Rates.

" V.O.A. 215 – BUILDING CAPABILITY FOR THE FUTURE"

Slide from presentation

IRRV Executive Committee Meeting Friday 18th November 9.30am at The Bod Erw St Asaph

Mintues of previous meeting dated 9th September 2011

Agenda for meeting 18th November 2011

Latest Officers and Executive Committee Members list

IRRV Assosciation Meeting Friday 18th November 11.00am for 11.15am start at The Bod Erw St Asaph

Presentation by Alyn Lewis IRRV (Dip) MESA - Enforcement -A New World

Slides From Presentation

IRRV AGM was held on Thursday 28th April 2011 at Theatre Clwyd

Agenda for IRRV AGM  28 Apr 2011

Minutes of Last IRRV AGM - 30 Aprl 2010

Latest Executive Committee Members

IRRV North Wales Association Accounts for year ended 31st December 2010

Meeting held at the Bod Erw, St Asaph

IRRV Excellence Awards Winners 2010 - Sundry Debtors

Speaker: Ken A Jones IRRV(Hons) - Revenues & Benefits Manages

North Wales Association Annual General Meeting - 30/04/10

The AGM was held on the 30th April 2010 at the bod erw hotel, St Asaph at 10.30.

The Guest Speaker was National President Geoff Fisher FRICS DIP. RATING IRRV (Hons) REV

Minutes of previous AGM 15/5/09

 

Agenda for AGM 30/4/10

Honorary Secretary Report 15/4/10

Christmas Meeting

Traditional December meeting followed by Christmas dinner was held at the Bod Erw Hotel, St Asaph on Friday 11th December 2009 at 10.45am. Followed by Christmas lunch in the resturant.

Presentation by: Duncan Bayne - Director of Victoria Form - "The intelligent use of E-forms"

Agenda for Meeting

IRRV Executive Commitee Meeting - 18/11/09

The Executive Committee meeting will be held on the 18 November 2009 at the Bod Erw Hotel, St.Asaph at 10.15 for 10.30am (Coffee will be served from 10.15).

Minutes for Meeting

IRRV Association Meeting - 23/10/09

Meeting held on Friday the 23rd October 2009 at the Bod Erw Hotel, St.Asaph at 10.15 for 10.30am

Speaker: Rob Hughes Group Valuation Officer North Wales - Valuation Office Agency - NNDR Valuation (with questions and answer session)

Minutes for Meeting

Slides from presentation

Jun 21
2016
Mar 28
2017

Association Meeting - NDR Revaluation 2017-18 - Liz Thomas VOA

Association Meeting - NDR Revaluation 2017-18 - Liz Thomas VOA

At our November meeng Liz Thomas, Appeals Team Leader, VOA delivered a topical session on Revaluation, providing an update on the work the VOA has completed so far in delivering the new non‐domesic rates ratng list and giving an insight into the work now underway in response to appeals.

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Dec 14
2017

Association Training - Taking Control Of Goods

Association Training - Taking Control Of Goods

The Association held a Taking Control of Goods full day Training Session on Tuesday 14th November at the Bod Erw St Asaph

The session was delivered by Alyn Lewis - Client Development Directot and Paul Kelly - Client Services Director from Jacobs. The training was provided for free with the buffet lunch sponsored by the Association.

Slides from the event

 

 

Jan 04
2018

Association Training - Behavioural Change

Association Training - Behavioural Change

The Association held a Behavioural Change full day Training Session on Friday 1st December 2017 at the Bod Erw St Asaph

The session delivered by Andrew Stevens from EK Services and was very informative and a great insight on how behavioral change can change the way we work within Local government.

Slides from the event

Nov 10
2016

Association Meeting - Horsefields - Latest Developments in Insolvency and Recovery

Association Meeting - Horsefields - Latest Developments in Insolvency and Recovery

Hemal Mistry
Director - Horsfields Financial Consultants and Insolvency Practitioners

Hemal is a qualified insolvency practitioner, obtaining his insolvency licence in June 2011. Hemal has been working in the insolvency profession since 2007 having previously been involved in the automotive and logistics sector based between the UK and Europe.

Hemal has been involved with a number of corporate and personal insolvency cases including a national television broadcaster and a large furniture retailer. He is currently involved in recovery of assets from 2 off shore companies with combined assets in excess of £5 million pounds with both companies owing substantial amounts to Local Authorities in respect of NNDR.

Hemal is a director at Horsfields Insolvency Practitioners based in Bury, Greater Manchester and together with John Lee heads up their Local Authority Unit, providing insolvency services and technical support to Local Authorities across England and Wales.

He is a member of the IRRV, the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) and Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and also sits on the IPA Examination and Training Committee.

John Lee

Consultant – Horsfields Financial Consultants and Insolvency Practitioners

John Lee is a Chartered Accountant and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner with many years practical Insolvency experience as an Officeholder having been appointed as Trustee in Bankruptcy in more than 1,000 cases over a 20 year period.

He has a wide range of experience in all forms of Insolvency Procedure which include Bankruptcy, Liquidations, Receivership and Administrations and Voluntary Arrangements.

In advising creditors faced with Insolvency scenarios he has particular expertise in Local Authority debt recovery policies and insolvency protocols. He is a member of the IRRV, currently a Member of R3 General Technical Committee and also it’s Personal Insolvency Committee and is a member of R3 North West Regional Committee.

John together with Hemal heads up Horsfields Local Authority Unit which specialises in providing insolvency services and technical support to Local Authorities across England and Wales.

Click here for a copy of the presentation slides

"Horsfields as part of their support to North and Mid Wales IRRV Association members will offer:

Individual day free of charge, with a morning training session and afternoon focused on case studies (if appropriate) to each local authority

Collective once a year insolvency update or case study workshop to the association"

 

May 08
2019

North & Mid Wales Newsletter

North & Mid Wales Newsletter

Issue 7 - Winter 2018

Issue 6 - Summer 2018

Issue 5 - Spring 2018

Issue 4 - Autumn 2017

Issue 3 - Summer 2017

Issue 2 - Spring 2017

Issue 1 - Winter 2016

 

 

 

Jan 08
2017

Association Meeting - Ibrahim Hasan - Act Now Training

Association Meeting - Ibrahim Hasan - Act Now Training

"Our Christmas Association meeting on the 14th December 2016 saw Ibrahim Hasan from Act Now Training deliver an excellent session on the forthcoming changes in Data Protection. 

Ibrahim is a recognised expert on data protection, freedom of information and surveillance law. He writes for the Law Society Gazette as well as other professional journals and is an occasional guest lecturer on the University of Northumbria's LLM in Information Rights Law. Ibrahim was recently made an Honorary Fellow of the Information and Records Management Society.

Ibrahim’s expert and insightful delivery of the session was greatly received by all who attended with many now going away to forward plan for the imminent changes brought about by the New General Data Protection Regulation".

Presentation Slides

Feb 21
2018

Association Training - GDPR Training

Association Training - GDPR Training

General Data Protection Regulation Training day was held on Friday 9th February at the Bod Erw, St Asaph, LL17 0LA.

The session was delivered by Tim Turner from 2040 Training, who is considered an expert in Data Protection and the forthcoming changes under GDPR (due on the 25th May 2018).

Presentation Slides

May 24
2018

Association Training - Payment Negotiation and Effective Telephone Handling Training

Association Training - Payment Negotiation and Effective Telephone Handling Training

The Payment Negotiation and Effective Telephone Handling Training was held on Thursday 24th May at Conwy County Offices, Bodlondeb, LL32 8DU.

The session was delivered by Darren Kelk MCICM IRRV from Ascendant Solutions Ltd. 

Presentation Slides

 

May 16
2017

IRRV Annual General Meeting

IRRV Annual General Meeting

Agenda for the meeting

Minutes of the meeting

IRRV North and Mid-Wales Accounts 2016

The association had the pleasure of welcoming Anne Marie Read to speak to at this years meeting Anne Marie Reas is the Senior Management Consultant in Performance Development Team (DWP)

After graduating from Surrey University Anne-Marie joined DWP in 1993 in a variety of operational and Project roles. Most recently delivering Projects involving changes to ESA.

She joined Housing Delivery Division PDT in July 2015 primarily working with LAs to improve performance but has recently been a key enabler for the improvements to the HB fraud referral process.

On a personal note, Anne-Marie has been married for nearly 23 years. She has 2 daughters, Emily who is working in Corporate Banking and Annie who is 8 going on 15. Anne-Marie spends most of her free time either as a foundation school governor or as a catholic Eucharistic minister.

Slides from the presentation

Oct 19
2017

Association Training - Committal Workshop 17/10/2017

Association Training - Committal Workshop 17/10/2017

The Association held a Committal Hearing ½ Day Training Session on Tuesday 17th October from 9:15am at the Conwy Council Head Quarters.

The session was delivered by Chris Bloodworth from Swift for free with the buffet lunch sponsored by the Association.

Chris Bloodworth, MBA, LLB (Hons), FIRRV, MICM - Managing Director, Swift Credit Services Ltd

A local taxation and training specialist, former Learning and Development Director for Rossendales Ltd and lecturer in Council Tax Law (Keele University and Newport and London Colleges) and IRRV distance learning author/tutor for Revenues Administration and Introduction to Management.

Slides from the event

Jul 13
2018
Jan 25
2016

Executive Member
David Owens MAAT

Executive Member

Education Officer
Andrew Lewis

Education Officer

Gwynedd County Council
Penrallt
Caernarfon
Gwynedd
LL55 1BN

Tel: 01286 682 702

May 20
2015

Wales Conference 2015

Wales Conference 2015

The 2015 Wales IRRV Conference was held at the 

Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, Powys 

on Thursday 11th June 2015

Download Booking form and Programme

 

 

Jul 08
2013