It is the responsibility of the chief executive to ensure that trustees have sufficient information to make informed decisions. The quality of board papers has an enormous impact on the quality of discussion and decision-making at board meetings and therefore the quality of governance. Board papers that are presented to trustees in order to help them make decisions should gather all the relevant information together into a coherent case. Such papers might include the findings of consultation or research.
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A checklist for company secretaries
Prepared by Kirsty Semple.
Who is responsible for board performance?
Jan Masaoka answers who is responsible for the board doing its job, and a related question: who’s responsible for improving a board that’s asleep, weak, or gone amok?
Board papers: presenting a business case for a decision
It is the responsibility of the chief executive to ensure that trustees have sufficient information to make informed decisions. Kate Sayer describes the essential components of a board paper requiring a major decision to be made by a board of trustees.
Ground rules for board papers
The quality of board papers has an enormous impact on the quality of discussion and decision-making at board meetings and therefore the quality of governance.
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