Committees of Council
The Committees of Council are:
Council Committees' Membership and Terms of Reference
The following statements apply to all Council Committees:
- Lay membership of Council Committees will run from 1 January each year, while academic memberships will run from 1 August in each year. The Chairman of Council, the Vice-Chancellor and the Treasurer may receive all committee papers and attend any committee meetings.
- All strategies and policies developed by University staff should first be vetted by the University Planning and Resources Committee, then the relevant Council committee(s) and finally, the Council for formal approval.
- Committees should endeavour to ensure that any policy recommendations that they make to Council are passed through other relevant committees for comment/endorsement, as appropriate (e.g. Equality and Diversity Committee and/or Health and Safety Committee may well debate matters which should also be considered by the Estates and/or Personnel Committees).
- All committees will monitor the strategic performance indicators (SPIs) delegated to them by Council. Where necessary, committees will propose action resulting from such monitoring and/or amendments to the SPIs.
- All committees are expected to consider risks which are appropriate to their area of activity, including, for example, risks to reputation, ethical risks and risks arising from the international dimension. Similarly, all committees are expected to monitor value for money issues appropriate to their area of activity.
- All committees are expected to consider issues related to diversity, either within the context of the equality risk assessment process or by incorporating the potential to promote equality into their policy recommendations where appropriate. Where committees are considering policy issues which have implications for equality and diversity, the Equality & Diversity Committee should be consulted.
Committee member resources
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