Issue - meetings
Review of Barham Park Trust Governance Document
Meeting: 05/09/2023 - Barham Park Trust Committee (Item 11)
11 Review of Barham Park Trust Governance Document PDF 137 KB
This report sets out for review proposed updates to the Barham Park Trust Governance and Guidance Document. Primarily designed to reflect changes following organisational restructures in the council and updated guidance issued by the Charity Commission.
Additional documents:
- 10a. Appendix A - Reviewed Governance and Guidance Document 2013, item 11 PDF 865 KB
- 10b. Appendix A(i) Cllrs Guide to a Councils Role as Charity Trustee (Appendix B Trust Governance Document), item 11 PDF 253 KB
- 10c. Appendix A(ii) Charity Commission Guidance Conflict of Interests (Appendix C Trust Governance Document), item 11 PDF 511 KB
- 10d. Appendix A(iii) Charity Commission Essential Trustee Guidance (Appendix D Trust Governance Document), item 11 PDF 943 KB
Decision:
RESOLVED to agree the amendments to the Governance and Guidance documents as set out in Appendix A of the report.
Minutes:
Biancia Robinson (Senior Constitutional Lawyer) introduced the report setting out proposed updates to the Barham Park Trust Governance and Guidance Document. The Trust Committee noted that the Governance and Guidance Document set out the responsibilities of the Council as Trustee along with the Charity’s purposes and how the Trust was to be administered. The proposed amendments, whilst mainly administrative in nature had been designed to reflect changes following an organisational restructure within the Council and updated guidance issued by the Charity Commission, as detailed within section 3.3 of the report.
In supporting the proposed amendments identified, Councillor Muhammed Butt (as Chair) also took the opportunity to highlight the importance and comprehensive nature of the training which had provided for all members of the Trust in support of their role and responsibilities.
As no further issues were raised it was RESOLVED to approve the amendments to Trust Governance and Guidance Documents as set out in Appendix A of the report, subject to reference to Environmental and Leisure Services being corrected to Environment and Leisure.