Governing Body

Our Governing Body has ultimate responsibility for the affairs of the University.

Operating under Instruments and Articles of University Government, approved by the Privy Council, its broad responsibility is "for the determination of the educational character and mission of the University and the oversight of its activities."

The Governing Body's remit includes:

The Proper Conduct of Business
Strategic Planning
Monitoring Performance
Finance
Audit
Estate Management
Charitable Status
Staffing
Students' Union
Health and Safety

The Governing Body comprises 18 elected, appointed and co-opted members.

Minutes are available from past meetings:

Read the Governing Body's Terms of Reference.

Committees

The Governing Body is made up of five committees, each with different responsibilities and expertise. View the structure.

Read about each committee:

CHAIRS COMMITTEE

Members:

Pro-Chancellor of the University (Chair of the Governing Body)
Chair of the Audit Committee
Chair of F&R Committee
Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Deputy Pro-Chancellor of the University (Vice Chair of the Governing Body)
Vice-Chancellor and Chair of the Academic Board
One co-option if vacancies exist because individual members fulfil multiple roles

In attendance by invitation:

Clerk to the Governing Body

Minutes

Terms of reference

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Members:

Mr Philip Fletcher (Chair)
Ms Sue Appleby
Mr Julian Hills (Co-option)
Mr Quentin Roper
Mr Steve Sutton (Co-option)
Mrs Pam Jones

In attendance by invitation:

Clerk to the Governing Body
Vice-Chancellor
Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Assistant Director of Finance – Financial Accounting
Governance and Compliance Manager
Internal Auditors
External Auditor - as appropriate

Minutes

Terms of reference

FINANCE AND Resources COMMITTEE

Members:

Ms Judith Armitt (Chair)
Mr Staynton Brown
Mrs Judith Harding
Sir Ian Johnston
Revd Robert Stevenson
Vice-Chancellor
Student Governor

In attendance by invitation:

Clerk to the Governing Body
Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Director of Estates and Facilities
Deputy Vice Chancellor
Pro Chancellor
Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development

Minutes

Terms of reference

Academic Board

Please use the link below to visit the Academic board pages
https://cccu.canterbury.ac.uk/academic-board/academic-board.aspx

Remuneration Committee

Members:

Sir Ian Johnston (Chair)
Ms Nadra Ahmed
Pro-Chancellor
Lord Alastair Colgrain (Independent Assessor (co-opted))

Terms of reference

Contact the Governing Body

Alison Sear, University Solicitor and Clerk to the Governing Body

T: 01227 922593

Paul Ferguson, Governance and Legal Services Manager

T: 01227 922551

Eleanor Currie, Governance and Legal Services Assistant

T: 01227 922873

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