GOVERNANCE AND SENIOR STAFF

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  • Governance Procedures and Templates
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Governance Procedures and Templates

Committee Servicing Procedures

This section provides useful information on how University Committees are serviced along with corporate templates which should be used for specific Committee meetings.

1. Committee Structure diagram
2. Committee Servicing Guidelines (.doc, 151kb) including:
   • Agenda template (.doc, 36kb)
   • Report template (.doc, 45.5kb)
   • Minutes template (.doc, 33.5kb)
   • Action Register template (.xls, 40.5kb)

Other useful templates/procedures

• University of Bristol House Style Guide
• University of Bristol logos and letter style templates
• University Delegation Schedule
• University Committee Schedule
• Annual Reporting Schedule
• How to make a change to a Statute, Regulation, Ordinance and who is responsible 
• Procedure for Nominating and Appointing Visiting/Industrial Professors
• Annual University Risk Review process
• Incident and Crisis Management Framework

Tips and Techniques for Committee Secretaries

• How to write effective minutes (to follow)
• Leadership Foundation Guide for new Clerks (2012) (PDF, 655.6kb)

Training and Development for Committee Secretaries

The Governance Office is available to run training sessions going through the main principles of committee servicing and the format required. The sessions will be suitable for those with no formal training and for experienced secretaries. 

Further Resources

For useful information including links to the CUC guide and Leadership Foundation documents for Council and Committee members please visit our Committee members information section.