£10 is not a lot to pay, It's tax deductable, and the fee pays for administration of the VRCT (not IPEM), this goes towards the provision of facilicties and the administration of the register.
Err.. what facilities?
Your £10 appears to get your details entered on a database and a certificate at the moment.
Provision of meeting room for around 4 meetings per year of the assessor's panel at IPEM. Costs of administration for receiving applications, photocopying, sending to assessors, producing and sending certificates, processing renewals, etc.
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