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.saunders@spft.nhs.uk.    

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

2023/24

2022/23

Please contact hilary.saunders@spft.nhs.uk if you require earlier papers. 

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.

Read our full guidance for public council meetings.

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

 

 

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 

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

View guidance on submitting questions here

To receive

10

12:30

 

Any other business:

By application to the Chair

To discuss

 

12.30

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Close

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For any AGM papers from previous years, please contact the Corporate Governance Office and Deputy Company Secretary, Hilary.Saunders@spft.nhs.uk.

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.

Nominations and Remunerations Committee terms of reference.