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57 The Principal may delegate to a Senior Post Holder, (but not to other staff) any ofhis/her functions other than1) the management of budgets and resources and2) anyfunctions that have been delegated to him/her by the Corporation.58. The Corporation will appoint the following committees:(a) Planning and Resources Committee(b) Audit Committee( c) Learning and Teaching Committee(d) Search Committee(e) Remuneration Committee; and(f) Property Committee; and(g) Special Committee59. The composition, terms of reference, quorum and functions of these committeesshall be those described in the document Corporation Governance – Functionsadopted by the Corporation.60. The Corporation may establish other committees, with a composition, terms ofreference and delegation of powers (if any) as it thinks fit, other than those powersidentified in clause 3 (1) of the Articles. .61. The Corporation or a committee may establish “task and finish” groups, with suchcomposition and terms of reference as it considers appropriate, but for the purposeof providing advice, only, on a specific issue within a pre-determined time-limit.Upon completion of the allocated task, such groups shall cease to exist.62. The Corporation may establish committees under collaboration arrangements madewith other FE Colleges and/or maintained schools subject to any regulations madeunder section 166 of the Education and Inspection Act 2006.63. Members who serve on the Audit Committee shall not, at the same time, serve onthe Planning and Resources or Property Committee.64. The Principal and the Chair shall not serve on the Audit Committee.65. The staff and student members shall not serve on the Remuneration Committee.66 (a) The Corporation, on the advice of the Search Committee, may appoint asAssociates of the Board of Governors, persons to its committees who are notmembers of the Corporation and not staff or students(b) Such persons shall not serve as committee Chairs, but shall count towards thequorum of the committee.( c) These Standing Orders shall apply equally to Associates of the Board ofGovernors67. The Committee Chair may request or approve the attendance of members of staff,Associate Governors and specialist advisers, as appropriate, to attend all or anypart of a meeting of that Committee for the purpose of providing advice, informationand guidance relative to their responsibilities. The Corporation may agree to theregular attendance of identified non-members at committee meetings if it believesOctober 2008
October 2008that this would facilitate the smooth operation of the committee on theunderstanding that this is a concession that may be withdrawn at any time withoutreason or notice.68. At meetings of the Corporation, committee Chairs will present the minutes of anymeetings of their committees which have taken place since the last meeting of theCorporation and should identify any items which have been recommended for theapproval of the Corporation.69. (a) The provisions of paragraphs 17 to 21, 23, 24, 30, 47 and 53 of these StandingOrders shall apply to meetings of committees as if they were meetings of theCorporation.(b) “Task and finish groups” may regulate their own proceedings.70 The Audit Committee may, if it thinks fit, require the Principal, the Chief FinancialOfficer, any other members of the College staff, or any representative of the Internalor External Audit Service to withdraw from any part of its meetings.Codes of Practice[Explanatory Note: The LSC Audit Code of Practice suggests that there may beoccasions on which the Audit Committee may wish to meet the Internal/ExternalAudit Service in the absence of the Principal or Director of Finance. TheCorporation has endorsed the view of the Audit Committee that it regards this asbeing wholly exceptional, relying instead upon the integrity of the Internal/ExternalAudit Services to provide advice which is fearless and objective].71. Members of the Corporation shall act in compliance with the following:(a) Corporate Governance – Code of Conduct for Corporation Members(b) Corporate Governance – Code of Ethics( c) Corporate Governance – Disclosure of Matters of Public Interest(d) Corporate Governance – Policy on Access to College InformationStanding Financial Regulations72. The Corporation shall adopt standing financial regulations which satisfy therequirements of the LSC Financial Memorandum and Audit Code of Practice.73. The Corporation and the staff of the College shall act in compliance with CorporateGovernance – Financial Regulations.Seal of the Corporation74. (a) The Clerk to the Corporation shall maintain a register in which is recorded eachinstance on which the Seal of the Corporation has been applied to a document,showing the date of the application, a description sufficient to identify the documentconcerned, the decision which authorised the application of the Seal, and thenames and signatures of those persons witnessing the application of the Seal.(b) The application of the Seal shall be witnessed by two persons, drawn from: theChair; the Vice-Chair; any individual member of the Corporation, other than the staffand student members, authorised either generally or specially to act for thatpurpose; or the Clerk to the Corporation.Suspension, Revocation and Modification of Standing Orders75 (a) These Standing Orders may not be suspended.
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