The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) is the leading self-regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture in the UK. They are a member-led organisation, governed by an elected Governing Board and driven by a specialist staff team.

They advocate on behalf of Traditional Acupuncture professionals and maintain the highest professional standards to protect the general public. They provide their members with a wide range of services to facilitate their practice. They also act for the traditional acupuncture profession as a whole:

• expanding awareness of traditional acupuncture and how it works

• representing the interests of fully qualified traditional acupuncturists

• establishing and maintaining the highest professional standards of practice for acupuncture in the UK

• overseeing and accrediting acupuncture education to ensure excellence in training

• funding evidence-based clinical research on the benefits of traditional acupuncture

• promoting evidence-based research to the public, the media and other healthcare providers

• promoting integrated healthcare and contributing to the development of national healthcare policy