Charter and Standing Orders
This page includes links to the School's Charter, and the School's Standing Orders and Annexes to Standing Orders approved by the School's Governing Body.
Section 1: Introduction from the Clerk to Governing Body
Section 2: Charter and Articles
Section 3: Standing Orders
These Standing Orders were first issued in July 1997 by the Governing Body, under the powers conferred by Article V of the Charter of Incorporation. They have been subject to amendment by Governing Body since that date.
(i) Governing Body and Committees reporting directly to Governing Body
- Standing Order I: Governing Body
- Standing Order II: Academic Board
- Standing Order III: Audit Committee
- Standing Order IV: Executive Board
- Standing Order V: Health & Safety Committee
- Standing Order VI: Honorary Degrees & Fellowships Committee
- Standing Order VII: Nominations Committee
- Standing Order VIII: Resources & Planning Committee
- Standing Order IX: Senior Staff Remuneration Committee
(ii) Other Standing Orders
- Standing Order X: Academic Staff: Dismissal, Discipline & Grievance Procedure & Related Matters
- Standing Order XI: School Officers
- Standing Order XII: The School Seal
- Standing Order XIII: President of the School
Section 4: Annexes to Standing Orders
These annexes were issued in July 1997 by Governing Body, and updated in June 2002 and again in August 2007 to reflect the new structure of School Committees. These annexes may be amended by the recommendation of appropriate Standing Committees to Governing Body unless specified otherwise.
(i) Committees reporting to Academic Board
- Annex I: Academic Development Committee
- Annex II: Faculty Boards
- Annex II(i): Faculty Learning & Teaching Committees
- Annex II(ii): Faculty Management Boards
- Annex II(iii): Faculty Research Committees
- Annex III: Learning & Teaching Quality Committee
- Annex IV: Research & Enterprise Committee
- Annex IV(i): Research Ethics Panel
- Annex V: Student Experience Committee
(ii) Committees reporting to Resources & Planning Committee
- Annex VI: Estates & Infrastructure Committee
- Annex VII: External Relations & Communications Committee
- Annex VIII: Human Resources Committee
- Annex IX: Information and Internal Communications Strategy Committee
(iii) Committees reporting to Academic Board and Resources & Planning Committee
(iv) Procedures
- Annex XI: Procedures for the Amendment of Standing Orders & Annexes
- Annex XII: Procedures for the Appointment of Heads of Department and Associate Deans
- Annex XIII: Procedures for the appointment of the Pro-Directors and Deans
- Annex XIV: Procedures for the Conduct of Committee Meetings
- Annex XV: Procedures for the Delegation of Responsibility by Governing Body to the Chair and other Lay and School Officers
- Annex XVI: Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
