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Interpretation Panel

The Interpretation Panel is appointed by the Steering Group to provide advice on interpretation of the standard for standard users and the Steering Group.

The panel is chaired by Roger Cooper who is the former head of the School of Agricultural & Forest Sciences at the University of Wales Bangor. Its nine members are drawn equally from economic, environmental and social interests. The chair of the Forest Stewardship Council UK’s Standards Group and the National Secretary of PEFC UK are invited to attend meetings.

The secretary to the panel is Fiona Angier.

Requests for interpretation should set out clearly the nature of the problem and be submitted to the Secretary of the panel.

The panel produces Interpretation Notes on aspects of the standard that come before it and where it is felt that further guidance would be helpful. Interpretation Notes for the second edition will be published here.  Interpretation Notes relating to the first edition of the standard are available in the UKWAS Archive.

Download details of Membership, Terms of Reference and Method of Working.