The group of industry leaders charged with reforming the CITB levy will consider a radical push to democratise it, James Wates, chairman of the CITB has indicated, writes Iain Withers. In an exclusive interview with Building, the chairman said the levy working party, set up to consider the future of the industry's training levy, will consider giving levy-paying firms a vote. Currently CITB member federations consult employers to gauge their support for the levy but rarely conduct a vote. In a survey by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) in March, 77% of engineers said they supported the levy system, in an unusual vote put to levy payers. Wates said: "I think [giving federation members a vote] is something for the levy working party - they will look at this." But Wates said he was personally not in favour of extending votes to levy payers. He added it was not up to the CITB to specify how federations determine members' support.
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