Application for ACCA membership

In order to meet ACCA’s membership requirements you must have:

• Completed the ACCA Qualification exams.
• Demonstrated effectiveness and achievement in the workplace by meeting ACCA’s performance objectives having had your work
overseen and agreed by a practical experience supervisor.
• Achieved 36 months of relevant supervised experience.
• Completed the Professional Ethics module or Ethics and Professional Skills module
ACCA will already hold information relating to your practical experience if you have been updating your My Experience record via
myACCA. 

If you are claiming the performance objective exemption on the basis of working for a platinum or gold level ACCA Approved Employer (trainee development stream) you will be required to complete and return an Approved Employer performance objective exemption form along with your application. This can be downloaded from https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/ACCA_Global/ Employers/approved-employer/PER-confirmation-form.pdf. Please retain a copy of this form in case it is required to validate your membership application.

ACCA retains the right to independently seek verification from the Approved Employer.

PERSONAL DETAILS

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS ONLY IF YOUR DETAILS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE CURRENTLY HELD
BY ACCA.

NEW RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

NEW BUSINESS ADDRESS

COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND DATA PROTECTION

Receiving communications from ACCA
This section sets out certain information and options on how ACCA may communicate with you, the types of information ACCA may
send to you and the extent to which ACCA will discuss your details with certain third parties.

Email address
Your email address will be used for outbound emails. It must be unique to you and not shared. It is your responsibility to ensure that
your email address is correct. ACCA will not accept responsibility for emails being sent to email addresses which are no longer used,
which are incorrectly formatted, or which are publicly available.

Communication methods
ACCA may communicate with you by e-communications (including email and SMS), phone or by post using the contact details
provided by you. E-communications are ACCA’s preferred method of sending publications, promotional information and updates, and
affiliate/member account correspondence.

ACCA employers

Third party promotional material

Data protection
ACCA may use your personal data provided on this form for the purposes of:
• membership administration
• sending you publications and other communications
• responding to enquiries and investigating complaints
• if you are a dual or multi-qualified member, we may share details with your other professional association(s)
• complying with our regulatory obligations.
Once approved as a member, you can update your information through your myACCA account at any time. ACCA may share information
with suppliers and our auditors. If you are a dual or multi-qualified member, or applying for a joint scheme, ACCA may share details with
your other professional associations(s). Please note that for individuals based outside the UK, your information will be held in ACCA’s
main information systems which are located in the EU and may be accessed by ACCA’s local office in your country of residence. ACCA
processes information within the EU, but may also transfer data outside of the EU as part of its operations and service delivery.

You can update your information or opt-out from communication at any point by contacting us. ACCA may share information with
suppliers and auditors. Please note that for individuals based outside the UK, your information will be held in ACCA‘s main information
systems which are located in the EU and maybe accessed by ACCA’s local office in your country of residence. ACCA processes
information within the EU, but may also transfer data outside the EU as part of its operations and service delivery.
For more information on how your information and rights are respected, please see our privacy notice (https://cn.accaglobal.com/
privacy/policy.html) or contact privacy@accaglobal.com

MEMBERS’ NETWORK

A member in the UK or Ireland will be enrolled with the members’ network covering his/her residential address, which will involve
receiving mailings directly from that members’ network.

A member in the United Kingdom or Ireland will be enrolled with the members’ network covering his/her employment category, which
will involve receiving mailings directly from that network.

This adds value to being an ACCA member by making it easier for you to connect with other members locally or within your sector and
to hear about relevant events that you may be interested in attending.

At anytime you can update your details regarding member networks allocation through your myACCA account

EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY

PUBLIC PRACTICE

Nature of firm

If all of the partners/directors are members of ACCA, the firm is Chartered Certified. If all of the partners/directors are members of
one, or more, of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Ireland or Scotland, the firm is Chartered. If all of the
partners/directors are members of ACCA and one, or more, of the above-mentioned Institutes, the firm is Mixed Chartered/Certified.
If all of the partners/directors are members of the Association of Authorised Public Accountants, the firm is Authorised. Any other
combination of partners/directors, including firms with unqualified partners, is Other.

Job category

Number of partners/directors

Note on obtaining a practising certificate
If you wish to use up to one year of your pre-membership experience towards your eligibility for an ACCA practising certificate or
ACCA practising certificate and audit qualification the experience should be obtained in an ACCA Approved Employer – practising
certificate development and your workplace mentor must be the training principal or partner. For an ACCA practising certificate and
audit qualification your workplace mentor or training supervisor must be an audit principal and your experience must be documented
in a Practising Certificate Training Record. ACCA reserves the right to request additional information as deemed necessary

INDUSTRY, COMMERCE OR PUBLIC SECTOR

Business category

Job category

Number of people in organisation

NOT EMPLOYED

DECLARATION

I understand that when transferring to membership, I could become liable to disciplinary action for events which engage ACCA
Byelaw 8, liability to disciplinary action, which occurred before or after I transfer (read Notes section below now).

I confirm I have now read the Notes section below and:

• I understand that as a member of ACCA I must adhere and keep updated with the ACCA rulebook at all times. This is available
online at http://www.accaglobal.com/rulebook
• I understand that if I fail to declare an event which may engage Byelaw 8, or if I provide any false or misleading statement in this
form, I may face disciplinary action which may involve an allegation of dishonest conduct, and may also invalidate any decision
reached in this application;
• I understand while I am a member of ACCA I will promptly notify ACCA in writing about any event which may engage Byelaw 8;
• I agree to comply with ACCA’s Charter, Byelaws, Regulations and Code of Ethics and Conduct;
• I have not been subject to any criminal conviction and/or caution;
• I have not been disciplined by any professional body and/or regulator;
• I have not been subject to any other matters which may engage Byelaw 8 that have not already been brought to the attention of
ACCA’s Assessment or Investigations Department in writing;
• I understand that the UK Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 does not apply to me (as it does not apply to the professions of
chartered accountant, certified accountant) and that I am required to disclose all convictions and/or cautions, including those that
are spent, provided that they are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as
amended in 2013). The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are
‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure;
• I understand that any matters which I have disclosed to ACCA which engage Byelaw 8 will be taken into account when dealing with
my application, but that the matters may not automatically stop me transferring to membership;
• I confirm and declare I have included everything ACCA needs to know, and there is nothing else I should bring to ACCA’s attention
at the present time.

I further undertake that I will only use the designation ‘Chartered Certified Accountant’ and the designatory letters ‘ACCA’ (or ‘FCCA’
when I become a fellow) only while I remain a member of ACCA. I understand that if I engage in any public practice activities or hold
myself out to do so (as defined by The Chartered Certified Accountants Global Practising Regulations 3 and 4) as a director, partner,
LLP member or principal in an accountancy practice, I will need to hold an ACCA practising certificate or arrange to be placed on
ACCA’s register of practitioners.

I understand that ACCAs definition of public practice extends beyond audit to incorporate all types of work generally associated with
an accountancy practice, such as producing accounts, tax returns, but excluding book keeping services, and requires me to hold an
ACCA practicing certificate.

I understand that if I provide external accountancy services as defined by CCAB guidance (which includes book keeping/payroll
services or any service which involves the recording, review, analysis, calculation or reporting of financial information, and which is
provided under arrangements other than a contract of employment), I must be registered for anti-money laundering supervision with
HM Revenue and Customs or another Professional Body Supervisor recognised for such purposes prior to provision of such services.
NB: Members outside the UK should check what local obligations they may have regarding anti-money laundering supervision.

I acknowledge my duty to the public to ensure that the quality of my knowledge and service is maintained after qualification. I therefore
accept my responsibility to undertake adequate continuing professional development as directed by Council and specified in the
Chartered Certified Accountants’ Membership Regulations.

I consent to ACCA processing my personal data as described under the Communications, Marketing and Data Protection section.

I agree to pay the membership admission fee (258GBP in 2021) and understand that I will be invoiced for this amount on successful
conversion to ACCA membership. I am aware that non-payment of sums due to ACCA may lead to removal from the register of
ACCA members. Payment can be made via your online myACCA account when you have successfully transferred to ACCA membership.

Notes: ACCA Byelaw 8 sets out the details of the events which could lead to disciplinary action. These events include (but are not limited
to) the following: Incompetence in carrying out work; breach of ACCA Byelaws or Regulations; disciplinary action against you by another
professional body or regulatory body; entering a voluntary arrangement, administration or insolvency; failure to satisfy a judgment debt
without reasonable excuse within two months; criminal conviction and/or caution; civil finding of acting fraudulently or dishonestly as a
party or witness in civil proceedings; misconduct – this includes (but is not limited to) any act or omission which brings, or is likely to bring,
discredit to you, a relevant firm, ACCA or the accountancy profession. Please note that hearings of ACCA’s Disciplinary Committee shall
be open to the public and all orders and findings shall be publicised unless the Committee determines otherwise

ADDITIONAL NOTES