BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Annual Report and Consolidated ...

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued)
Employee Involvement
The Institute is committed to informing and consulting with its employees. There are dedicated forums
which directly encourage employee involvement in the performance of the charity. Periodic internal staff
events raise awareness of the financial and economic factors which the charity faces.
The Institute’s aim is to fit the qualifications, aptitude and ability of all members of staff and applicants for
employment to the appropriate job and to provide equal opportunity regardless of sex, religion and ethnic
origin.
Structure, Governance and Management
A list of the members of the Trustee Board, all of whom are the Trustees of the Institute is included on page
1.
Council provides support to the Trustee Board in an advisory capacity and elects the appointment of
Honorary Officers. Trustees are elected to office in accordance with the Bye-laws by the Professional
Membership and by Council itself. On election Trustees are provided with both guidance on the structure of
the Institute, and duties of Trustees, through induction training and more formal training events for all
Trustees are held throughout the year as necessary. Trustees are precluded from receiving remuneration
from the Institute except when acting as examiner for professional exams.
Trustee Board delegates much of the strategic work of the Institute’s key activities to Boards and
Committees. Each Board is normally chaired by a Vice-President, and also includes a senior member of
HQ staff appointed by the Chief Executive. The Boards adopt and progress programmes of work in their
respective areas to meet the Institute objectives.
Attendance at the six Trustee Board meetings during the year was as follows:
Attendance
Trustee Eligible Present
Elizabeth Sparrow 6 6
Bob Assirati 6 5
Rajan Anketell 1 0
Liz Bacon 3 3
Colin Beveridge 1 1
Alan Bundy 3 1
Rachel Burnett 2 1
Mary Clarkson 6 6
Steve Furber 2 2
Bob Harvey 6 6
Len Keighley 2 1
Maggie Kneller 1 1
Andrew McGettrick 6 5
Bob McLaughlin 2 2
Jim Norton 6 6
Ken Olisa 6 6
Alan Pollard 6 6
Elisabeth Somogyi 2 1
Adrian Walmsley 6 6
Adrian Williamson 1 1
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