06 Feb 2023 | Posted In Bob's Blog (MALG updates), Money advice news

2023 has got off to a flying start for MALG and our Members and plans for this year’s Autumn Conference are now well under way. Watch this space for more details soon!

In the meantime….

MALG National Members Meeting this Thursday

If you are a National Member and have not yet registered for this week’s virtual National Members Meeting on 9 February 2023, please do so asap in order to receive the joining instructions on Tuesday. Invitations have been emailed out, if you have not received or have any issues, please email info@malg.org.uk.

The agenda is as follows:

  • 10:15 -10:30:    Arrival and Networking
  • 10:30 -10:45:   Welcome to all, guests and new representatives – Bob Winnington, CEO – MALG
  • 10.45 – 11.30:   A Collaborative Approach – Emma Gibbons, Vulnerability Lead – PayPlan and Raminta Diliso, Financial Harm Manager – GamCare
  • 11.30 – 12.00:   Near Miss Loans – Cath Wohlers, LIAISE Manager, and Trish Cassidy – England Illegal Money Lending Team
  • 12.00 – 12.10:   Comfort Break
  • 12.10 – 12.40:   Experian Support Hub Update – Paul Lamont, Product Director, Consumer Information Services – Experian
  • 12.40 – 12.45:  Summary, AOB and Close

In preparation for the England Illegal Money Lending Team session, please could all advisers (regardless of which they have had experience with it or not) complete the Centre for Social Justice survey into illegal lending and debt advice, which we shared last month here if you haven’t already. It will take around 10 minutes to complete and closes at 8pm on Thursday. Respondents are entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 vouchers. The results will shape training and support for the sector.

With so many new MALG Members on board, our quarterly National Members Meetings are set to get even bigger and better so make sure you’re taking advantage of this free Member benefit – or find out about joining MALG if you’re not already a Member.Following the Conference feedback survey we are aware that there are some key topics people are keen to hear more about this year, please let us know if you have other suggestions for topics and speakers by using the form on this page of our website.

Future National Members Meeting dates:

  • 11 May (London Transport Museum, sponsored by MALG Member CDER Group)
  • 13 July (No.6 Alie Street, London, E1 8AN)
  • 21 September (via Zoom)

External Events:

COEO Event 2 March: Elevating Collections In 2023

Following his successful slot at the recent IRRV Yorkshire & District and Northern Counties Cost of Living Crisis event in Leeds, MALG CEO Bob Winnington has been invited by COEO to speak at its upcoming collections event.

Bob will be talking about why MALG’s aim of ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’ is so important in times of crisis and the role collaboration across the sector plays. Bob has been asked to touch on the key topics that are currently being discussed at MALG sessions so please let us know if there is anything in particular you’d like him to highlight.

Find out more here.

Credit Summit 16 March 2023

Bob will also be attending Credit Strategy’s Credit Summit on 16 March at QE11 Centre in London. He is looking forwarding to catching up with many of our Members in person as well as networking with others from across the sector. If you are interesting in attending and meeting up with Bob at the event, click here for the agenda and booking details.

MALG Members Friday Forum update

Whether you’re a regular, have attended before, or are a National or Regional Member who’s yet to take advantage of this member benefit, we would be delighted to welcome you to the next MALG Members Friday Forum on Friday 10 February 2023 at 10am.

If you want to share or discuss any particularly pressing topics, you can either join the forum and raise your virtual hand, or please email us on info@malg.org.uk in advance and we can arrange for you to introduce your topic to the room yourself.

Full details, including joining instructions and future dates, can be found here.

New Members

Welcome to our newest MALG Members Engage Community Banking who have signed up as National Members, Sovereign who have signed up as Housing Association Members and Preston City Council who have signed up as Local Authority Members.

These organisations, along with our 160 existing ones, are demonstrating their commitment to our purpose of ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’. Even in turbulent economic times, our Membership is growing rapidly with plenty more in the pipeline from across the whole debt landscape. We firmly believe that our Membership Benefits are more valuable than ever and the more our Membership grows, the more you and the people in debt you serve, benefit.

So don’t forget to shout about your Membership, remind yourself of the benefits to make the business case for renewing, and encourage others to join.

MALG Regional Meetings update

Remember, if you are a National Member, you have access to all of our Regional Group Meetings. Please ensure you email us with your preferences should you wish to amend any regions specified on your original application and take full advantage of this membership benefit.

Details of all upcoming Regional Meetings, including MALG South West on 22 February, can be found here. You can also suggest topics and speakers for them using the form here.If you are currently not receiving regular invites to regional meetings and think you should be or want to be, please contact info@malg.org.uk to ensure you are on the mailing list for the relevant regions. Should you wish to contact a particular regional secretary, please use the following addresses:

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