Council of Governors meetings
Our Council of Governors meetings are held publicly. We are now aiming for them to be hybrid. All details will be listed in the papers below.
If you would like to ask questions on the papers, need interpreting support, or require the papers in other formats, please contact hilary.
Where do meetings take place?
Our Council meetings are livestreamed to this page via YouTube. An archive of previous recordings will be available on our YouTube channel.
Watch our next Council of Governors meeting live
The next Council of Governors meeting will be livestreamed below on 10 February 2025, from 10am.
Meeting dates
- 10 February 2025 (formal business meeting)
- 24 February 2025 (joint board and council strategy session)
Council meetings
Papers for each council meeting are available below. We do not send out copies in advance.
The agenda and papers for Council of Governors meetings are available to download here:
2024/25
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 14 October 2024
- Minutes of Council of Governors meeting: 5 August 2024
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 5 August 2024
- Minutes of Council of Governors meeting: 12 April 2024
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 12 April 2024
2023/24
- Minutes of Council of Governors meeting - 19 February 2024
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 19 February 2024
- Minutes of Council of Governors meeting:16 October 2023
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 16 October 2023
- Minutes of Council of Governors meeting:21 August 2023
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 21 August 2023
- Minutes of Council of Governors meeting: 24 April 2023
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 24 April 2023
2022/23
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 6 February 2023
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 17 October 2022
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 15 August 2022
- Council of Governors meeting papers: 25 April 2022
Please contact hilary.
The public can ask questions during Council meetings. Normally, the Chair asks members of the public about these at the beginning of the public meeting so that directors can address them at the relevant time.
Any questions should be based on the agenda items. We ask that members of the public notify the Deputy Company Secretary in advance about a question they might like to ask so necessary enquiries can be made to provide a complete and satisfactory answer. This process ensures that your question is addressed most effectively. If the question cannot be answered at the meeting, it may be deferred to the next meeting or provided to the member of the public in correspondence.
This year's Annual Governors and Annual Members Meeting will be held on 23 September 2024 at Trust Headquarters, Portland House, Worthing. The agenda for the meeting is:
Item | Time | Title | ||
1a |
10:15 |
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Welcome and apologies Sean Duggan, Trust Chair |
To receive |
1b |
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Declarations of Interest Sean Duggan, Trust Chair |
To receive |
2 |
10:20 |
30min |
Trust Strategy Development Colin Hicks, Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer |
To engage |
3 |
10:50 |
10min |
Introduction to formal part of AGM/ AMM - Sean Duggan, Trust Chair |
To receive |
4 |
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting and Annual Members Meeting held on 26 September 2023. Sean Duggan, Trust Chair |
To approve |
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5 |
11:00 |
30min |
Review of the Year 2023/24 A presentation of the annual report, accounts and audit opinion. Dr Jane Padmore, Chief Executive, with Usman Niazi, Chief Finance Officer |
To receive & approve |
6 |
11:30 |
15min |
Showcase Presentation - Housing Chris Harris, Associate Director of Housing |
To receive |
7 |
11:45 |
15min |
Showcase Presentation - Transforming Care Autism Team Dr Dawn Howard, Consultant Clinical Psychologist |
To receive |
8 |
12:00 |
10min |
Reflections from the Council of Governors Sean Duggan, Trust Chair and Keith Johnson, Lead Governor |
To receive |
9 |
12:10 |
20min |
Q&A from Governors and Members of the Public |
To receive |
10 |
12:30 |
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Any other business: By application to the Chair |
To discuss |
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12.30 |
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Close |
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- Download our AGM agenda
- Read the draft minutes from the 2023 AGM
- Read our guidance on raising questions at our AGM.
- We will be live-streaming the event. Tune in to our YouTube channel from 10.15am on Monday 23 September 2024 to watch the AGM.
For any AGM papers from previous years, please contact the Corporate Governance Office and Deputy Company Secretary, Hilary.
The Nominations and Remunerations Committee is a committee constituted by the Council of Governors. It is responsible for making recommendations to the Council of Governors relating to:
- The appointment and re-appointment of the chair and non-executive directors
- The evaluation of the performance of the chair and non-executive directors
- The remuneration, allowances and other terms and conditions of office for the Trust chair and non-executive directors
- The recruitment process for the selection of candidates for the office of chair or other non-executive directors.