Agenda item

The Board considered revised the Terms of Reference for the Board and were asked to comment as appropriate.

It was expected that deputies would be in attendance at meetings of the Board on an exceptional basis and agreed that this should be made clear in the Terms of Reference at paragraph 3.2.

In terms of the authority of representatives, it was accepted that each of the organisations represented on the Board were sovereign and that some decisions or representations would need to be made in accordance with the governance arrangements of individual organisations. 

It was RESOLVED that:

1.     the Terms of Reference of the Board are amended as follows:

·       The addition at paragraph 3.2 of the words “in exceptional circumstances” following the words “… attend a meeting and vote in place of the member.”

·       The addition at paragraph 3.5 of the words “and/or representations” after the words “It is accepted that some decisions”

2.     The revised Terms of Reference are circulated to Members of the Board.