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June 2026

  • MALG Midlands Regional Members Meeting – June 2026

    29 Jun 2026

    10:45am to 2:00pm

    Location

    Antenna, Beck Street, Creative Quarter, Nottingham, NG1 1EQ

    Theme: ‘Focus on Financial Inclusion’.

    All eligible members will receive an email invitation with the link to register in advance. If you have not received this and would like to attend, please email info@malg.org.uk.

    Agenda:

    10:30 – 11:00            Welcome & Networking 

    11:00 – 11:10            MALG Midlands Update 

                    • Vanora McCullagh – Lowell Financial 
                    • Alex Newton – Money Advice Trust 

    11:10 – 11:30            MALG National update 

                    • Peg Alexander, CEO – MALG 

    11:30 – 11:50            Access to Cash: Challenges & the Role of Banking Hubs 

                    • Dave Pickering – Cash Access UK 

    11:50 – 12:10            Economic Abuse: Financial Inclusion Strategy Work 

                    • Sara D’Arcy – Surviving Economic Abuse   

    12:10 – 13:00            Lunch, courtesy of Experian 

    13:00 – 13:20            Advancing Financial Inclusion: Strategy, Challenges & Opportunities 

                    • Niall Alexander – Fair4All Finance  

    13:20 – 13:45            Q&A following sessions 

    13:45 – 14:00            AOB 



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July 2026

  • MALG North West Regional Members Meeting – July 2026

    01 Jul 2026

    11.00 to 13.00

    Location

    Zoom

    Theme: ‘Consumer Credit Act Reform – Ready for the next 50 Years?’

    All eligible members will receive an email invitation with the link to register in advance. If you do not receive this and would like to attend, please email info@malg.org.uk.

    Agenda 

    • 10:50 – 11:00 Arrival & Networking
    • 11:00 – 11:10 Welcome & Introduction
                      • MALG North West Steering Committee
    • 11:10 – 11:30  Overview of the Act, its History & what’s Changing
                      • Robert Bell, Director – RB Compliance Consultancy
    • 11:30 – 11:40 Q&A
    • 11:40 – 12:00  View from the Debt Advice Sector
                      • Megan Lloyd, Debt & Money Expert – Citizens Advice
    • 12:00 – 12:15 Comfort Break
    • 12:15 – 12:35  View from Creditor Firms
                      • Shriya Mehta, Principal – UK Finance
    • 12:35 – 12:45 Q&A
    • 12:45 – 12:55 MALG National Update
                      • Peg Alexander, CEO – MALG
    • 12:55 – 13:00 AOB & Close


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  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    03 Jul 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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  • MALG East Anglia Regional Members Meeting – July 2026

    14 Jul 2026

    10.00 to 15.00

    Location

    Hays Recruitment, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN

    Theme: Money & Mental Health 

    Thanks to MALG Member CICM for securing the venue and sponsoring/hosting this event at their premium corporate partners Hays Recruitment offices.

    All eligible members will receive an email invitation with the link to register in advance. If you have not received this and would like to attend, please email info@malg.org.uk.

    Agenda

    • 10.00 – 10.30         Arrival, Registration & Networking
    • 10.30 – 10.45         Welcome, Introductions & Steering Committee Updates
                      • Nicola Harris, Governance Manager – CICM
                      • Lisa Connell, Customer Service Manager – Northumbrian Water Group
                      • Tracey Stone, Director – Welfare Together
    • 10.45 – 11.05         The Future of Debt & AI
                      • Daniel Pearce, Business Development Director – Telsolutions
    • 11.05 – 11.15         Q&A
    • 11.15 – 11.35         Comfort Break
    • 11.35 – 11:55         Money, Debt & Mental Health Impacts
                      • Fiona Monk, Director – Doptio CIC
    • 11:55 – 12:05        Q&A
    • 12.05 – 12.25        Value of Money & Mental Health Accreditation
                      • Lisa Connell, Customer Service Manager – Northumbrian Water Group
    • 12.25 – 12.35        Q&A
    • 12.35 – 13.35        Networking Lunch
    • 13.35 – 13:55        Safeguarding in Practice
                      • Harvey Watson, Director of L&D – Credit Services Association
    • 13:55 – 14:05        Q&A
    • 14.05 – 14.25        MALG National Update
                      • Peg Alexander, CEO – MALG
    • 14.25 – 14.45        Group Q&A
    • 14.45 – 15.00        Wrap up Summary, AOB & Close


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  • MALG AGM & National Members Meeting – July 2026

    16 Jul 2026

    10.00 to 15.15

    Location

    Arboretum, 2a Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0HF

    Theme: Energy

    All eligible members will receive an email invitation with the link to register in advance. If you have not received this and would like to attend, please email info@malg.org.uk.

    Please note: Invitations for both the AGM and National Members Meeting will be issued separately with a separate registration process. AGM Invitations and papers will be distributed to those Members with voting rights.

    Agenda:                                                                                  

    10.00am           Registration, Refreshments & Networking

    10.30am           Welcome

                      • Peg Alexander, CEO – MALG

    10.45am           Setting the Scene – Ofgem Debt Collection Scheme for People in Energy Debt

                      • Martin Campbell, Head of Vulnerability – Ofgem

    11.15am           Energy Debt Panel and Q&A

                      • Martin Campbell, Head of Vulnerability – Ofgem
                      • Ed Rees, Head of Retail – Energy UK
                      • Craig Simmons, Lead Consultant & Director – Clear Consultancy / MALG Board. Recently conducted major report “Supporting Households in Energy Debt: the role of debt advice, the energy sector and government.”
                      • Helen Beaumont Manahan, Director of CX – National Support Network

    12.30pm           Networking Lunch

    1.30pm              AGM 

                      • Fiona Hoyle, Chair – MALG

    2.00pm              Inclusive Design Challenge

                      • Peter Tyler, Director of Personal Banking – UK Finance

    2.30pm              More than a Knock at the Door – Recovering Debt for the Public Sector (A ‘teach in’ panel session facilitated by Russell Hamblin-Boone, CEO –  CIVEA)

                      • Amy Collins, CIVEA President & Managing Director – Rundles & Co
                      • Carole Kenney, Director Welfare, Road Traffic & Road User Charging – CDER Group
                      • Tom Clark, Strategic Head of Transactional Services – Liverpool City Council

    3.15pm              Summary, AOB and Close



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  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    17 Jul 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    31 Jul 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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August 2026

  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    14 Aug 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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  • MALG Scotland Regional Members Meeting – August 2026

    20 Aug 2026

    Location

    TBC

    Theme, agenda and venue details coming soon.

    All eligible members will receive an email invitation with the link to register in advance. If you have not received this and would like to attend, please email info@malg.org.uk.



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  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    28 Aug 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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September 2026

  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    11 Sep 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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  • MALG South West Regional Members Meeting – September 2026

    15 Sep 2026

    Location

    To be confirmed

    Theme, agenda and venue details coming soon.

    All eligible members will receive an email invitation with the link to register in advance. If you have not received this and would like to attend, please email info@malg.org.uk.



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  • MALG South East Regional Members Meeting – September 2026

    17 Sep 2026

    Location

    TBC

    Theme, agenda and venue details coming soon.

    All eligible members will receive an email invitation with the link to register in advance. If you have not received this and would like to attend, please email info@malg.org.uk.



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  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    25 Sep 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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October 2026

  • MALG National Members Meeting – October 2026

    01 Oct 2026

    Location

    Zoom

    The MALG National Members Meeting is being held virtually on Thursday 1 October 2026. Please note, all eligible members will receive invitations to register for this event and full joining instructions will follow nearer the date.

    Agenda to follow.



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  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    09 Oct 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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  • MALG South East Regional Members Meeting – October 2026

    21 Oct 2026

    Location

    Zoom

    The MALG South East Regional Members Meeting is scheduled to take place virtually on Wednesday 21 October 2026. Invitations will be sent to all members with a link to register your place, nearer the date.

    Agenda to follow…



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  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    23 Oct 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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November 2026

  • MALG East Anglia Regional Members Meeting – November 2026

    03 Nov 2026

    Location

    Zoom

    Theme and agenda details coming soon.

    All eligible members will receive an email invitation with the link to register in advance. If you have not received this and would like to attend, please email info@malg.org.uk.



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  • MALG Members Friday Forum

    06 Nov 2026

    10.00am to 11.00am

    Location

    Zoom

    Fortnightly virtual session with no agenda to openly discuss and debate the latest challenges facing professionals working across the debt landscape.

    There is no need for MALG members to register in advance and participants are free to join and leave at any time during the hour-long slot.

    Find out more including dates, times, and how to access the Zoom link here.

    Sponsored by PRA Group.



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