Governance & accountability

Decisions should serve the CIC’s purpose, beneficiaries and lasting public benefit.

Our governance arrangements clarify who is responsible, how risks and conflicts are managed, how the Board receives assurance and how decisions remain connected to community interest.

Our commitments

Accountability is designed into the organisation.

Purpose-led decisions

Strategy, resources and partnerships must support the CIC’s objects and intended community benefit.

Clear responsibility

The Board retains ultimate accountability while delegated authority and operational ownership are documented.

Independent challenge

Material proposals, risks and performance information should be questioned rather than accepted without scrutiny.

Transparent records

Important decisions, declarations, approvals and actions are recorded proportionately and retained appropriately.

How the Board governs

  • Sets purpose, strategy, risk appetite and key organisational priorities
  • Approves significant policies, commitments, partnerships and expenditure
  • Reviews safeguarding, finance, delivery, impact, data and AI assurance
  • Monitors whether activity is creating intended public benefit
  • Requires corrective action where controls, outcomes or conduct fall short

Conflicts, interests and ethical decisions

Directors and relevant decision-makers are expected to declare interests and step back where appropriate. Decisions involving children, vulnerable people, data, artificial intelligence, funding conditions or significant reputational risk receive proportionate scrutiny and documented approval.

Community interest and use of resources

Income, assets and organisational capacity are used to advance the CIC’s purpose and sustainable public benefit. Commercial activity is a means of supporting the mission; it does not displace the needs of beneficiaries or the CIC’s legal responsibilities.

Questions, complaints and speaking up

People should be able to question decisions, raise concerns or make a complaint without inappropriate disadvantage. Matters are recorded, directed to an appropriate person and escalated where independence, safeguarding or seriousness requires it.

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Public summary informed by Teach Again Hub CIC’s constitution, Enterprise Governance & Operating System, governance reference architecture and supporting policy framework.