Robin Stephenson

Robin Stephenson

Independent consultant, governance, corporate and legal affairs

Robin Stephenson is an independent governance, corporate and legal affairs consultant undertaking projects for a variety of organisations within the charitable and public sector.

In his role he writes articles for a variety of governance journals, and is actively involved as a member of the Nursing & Midwifery Council fitness to practice panels (having previously served on its governance committee), serving as the clerk to a dental professional review committee and vice chair and  trustee of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust.


He has previously been a member of the European Foundation Centre European Union Committee, the Charity Law Association and has also served on the executive council of the Association of Charitable Foundations, been a non-executive director of an NHS Trust and served for ten years as vice chair of a state secondary school governing body.

He was previously director of corporate affairs ans secretary at the Health Foundation from 1998 - 2007.

 

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Insufficient financial expertise at the top

A charity still has the same financial director as it did as a small organisation and very little other financial expertise in its management, what can be done to prevent it becoming a sinking ship?

Dealing with an ineffective trustee

Whilst the vast majority of trustees are engaged, courteous, effective and contribute a great deal to the cause, all on an entirely voluntary basis, there are exceptions. The ‘ineffective trustee’ is one such example.

Dealing with a reticent trustee

Whilst the vast majority of trustees are engaged, courteous, effective and contribute a great deal to the cause, all on an entirely voluntary basis, there are exceptions. The reticent trustee is one such example.

Model procedures for trustee whistle-blowing

While more often considered from the perspective of an employee, what do you do if you believe you've uncovered some significant wrongdoing, perhaps involving other trustees or senior members of staff. Where do you go, who do you raise it with, what is the appropriate procedure for dealing with it?

Dealing with a bullying trustee

The vast majority of trustees are engaged, courteous, effective and contribute a great deal of their time and energy and expertise to the cause; all on an entirely voluntary basis. But there are exceptions – one such example is the bullying trustee.

Assessing the health of the board

Robin Stephenson, director of corporate affairs at the Health Foundation, considers the results of a review into board performance.

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