In the 'Our structure' page we showed that a concern raised at local meetings went via area meetings to Meeting for Sufferings and Yearly Meeting. These bodies discern how the organisation should address the concern. This is what we call the centrally managed work.
This work is largely looked after by committees of volunteers who direct our paid staff. These committees run for an unlimited time and carry the work forward. You may hear them called 'central committees'.
We have four central committees:
- Quaker Life Central Committee
- Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee
- Quaker Committee for Christian & Interfaith Relations
- Quaker World Relations Committee
Quaker Life Central Committee and Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee are responsible for a lot of the work managed by staff.
These central committees are accountable to Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees for creating policy for their areas of work.