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RIBA president resumes role after revealing reason why he stepped down

By 2020-06-12T12:13:00

Alan Jones

Source: Shaun Greene

Alan Jones issues apology to architects after temporarily leaving post in April

RIBA president Alan Jones will be back at his desk on Monday morning after the RIBA reported him to the Charity Commission over what was then described as a “serious incident”.

Alan Jones temporarily stepped down at the beginning of April over an issue in his personal life – which Jones, who is married, has now revealed was his “close relationship” with a struggling would-be architect.

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