The role of the Council of Governors
The Council of Governors is made up of 54 elected and non-elected Governors who represent the interests of the public, staff and a range of other organisations.
The Council of Governors meets at least 4 times a year and has the following responsibilities:
- Advisory – communicating to the board the wishes of members and the wider community
- Guardianship – ensuring the trust is operating in accordance with its Terms of Authorisation
- Strategic – advising on the longer-term direction to help the board effectively determine its polices
In particular the Council of Governors:
- Develops the membership of the trust and represent the interests of members
- Gives the views of the Council of Governors to the board for the purposes of the preparation of the trust’s forward planning in respect of each financial year
- Appoints non-executive directors including chair and deputy chair
- Remuneration of the chair and other non-executive directors
- Responds to matters of consultation from the Board of Directors
- Consider the trust’s annual accounts
- Appointment of the trust’s auditors
