Editing British Computer Society (section)

==Chartered IT Professional==
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The BCS is the only professional body in the United Kingdom with the ability to grant chartered status to IT professionals under its [[Royal Charter]], granted to them by the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcs.org/category/10972 |title=Chartered IT Professional (CITP) |publisher=British Computer Society |access-date=9 March 2011}}</ref> Thus having the ability to grant [[Chartered (Professional)]] status to both its [[Fellow]]s and Professional members. Known as '''Chartered IT Professional''', they are entitled to use the [[Post-nominal letters|suffix]] '''CITP'''. The BCS keeps a register of current Chartered Members and Fellows.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.rrs.co.uk/rrs/2008/05/18/Chartered+IT+Professional+CITP.aspx |title=Chartered IT Professional (CITP) |first=Fiona |last=Burgess |date=18 May 2008 |access-date=9 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812172849/http://blogs.rrs.co.uk/rrs/2008/05/18/Chartered%2BIT%2BProfessional%2BCITP.aspx |archive-date=12 August 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Other Professional membership bodies apply to the BCS for a licence that enables them to award CITP to their eligible members.