Society of Professional Engineers UK
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The Society of Professional Engineers (SPE) is a UK private limited company. Records held by Companies House show that it was incorporated on November 14th, 1969. According to its website, the Society was founded by corporate members of the similarly-named Society of Engineers, itself founded in 1854. The same source states that the Society's legal objects are:
- To promote the high standards of expertise and professionalism in the practise of engineering, for the benefit of those members of the general public who have need to avail themselves of the services of engineers.
- To promote the development of inventions and improvements in the practise of engineering and to disseminate information on matters affecting the practise of engineering so as to bring the results of research and considerations of good practise into the public domain.
- To promote improvements in the laws relating to matters of engineering practise so that members of the public may be better able to rely on the highest standards of advice and practise in those who purport to be professional engineers.
The Society keeps a register of persons who subscribe to the Society and who, in the eyes of the Society, 'have proved their competence and can be accurately described as Professional Engineers', awarding them the 'PEng MSPE' (member) or 'PEng FSPE' (fellow) designation according to qualifications and experience.
Note that in the UK, the titles 'engineer' and 'professional engineer' are not legally protected. The generally-recognised regulatory body is the Engineering Council UK, which maintains registers of Chartered Engineers, Incorporated Engineers and Engineering Technicians. There is no stated equivalence between the Society of Professional Engineers's 'PEng' qualification and any ECUK registration category.
