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across the engineering institutions, and the aligning of codes of professional practice. This brought engineering in line with accountants, town planners and surveyors which were the only professions at the time to require formal recording of CPD. Finniston also recommended the implementation
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welcomed increased co-operation between the engineering institutions but wanted to maintain self-regulation. The
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