Declarations of the Board

 

Members, Trustees, Local Governors and staff must act and be seen to act, impartially.  All associated parties are asked to complete and regularly review a register of business interests.  The Department for Education (DfE) strongly recommends that senior staff also register any business interests that may be relevant.  These are maintained together in a register of interests.  Declarations should include all business and pecuniary (monetary) interests such as directorships, shareholdings and other appointments of influence within a business or other organisation.  They should also include interests of related persons such as parent/carer, spouse, child, cohabitee and business partner, where influence could be exerted by that person over an associated party member.

 

Where a Member, Trustee, Local Governor, staff or related person has any interest, either pecuniary or non-pecuniary, in a matter to be discussed at a Governance meeting, the individual (or member of staff) must declare their interest and withdraw from that part of the meeting.