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Governance and Nominations Committee
Remit
- To advise Court on matters of governance and to conduct on its behalf reviews of the University's governance
- To gather nominations for the position of Vice-Chair of Court and to make recommendations to the Court as appropriate to enable it to elect a Vice-Chair from its membership
- To recommend to Court the process to be undertaken in the appointment or re-appointment of a Principal
- To recommend to the Court the co-opted membership of Court, Court Committees and or Court representatives on Joint Court/Senate Committees
- To monitor compliance with the University Court's Code of Conduct for Members of Court, including upholding the seven principles advocated by the Nolan Committee on Standards in Public Life and to undertake those duites ascribed to it by Resolution No 235 of 2004 (Procedure for Removal of Co-opted members of the University Court)
- To monitor the operation of the University's policy on conflicts of interest and to make reports and recommendations to the University Court as appropriate
- To review annual declarations of interest and to take approprirate action where further clarification is required
- To consider and, if appropriate, approve requests for the holding of shares, executive directorships, or other directorships where there is concern as to a possible conflict of interest
- To give advice in the case of individual queries regarding any governance or conflict of interests matter referred to it
- To consider all prospective donations of £1 million or more, and any other prospective donations with the potential to give rise to significant pulic interest and to advise Court as appropriate.
Composition
The Governance and Nominations CommitteeCommittee is a committee of the Court composed of
- Three independent members one of whom to be Convener. (The Convener should not also serve as the Vice-Chair of Court or Convener of the Operating Board)
- Principal
- A Senate Assessor
In addition the Committee will have the power to co-opt additional members subject to the approval of Court.
