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The Central Sussex College (Government) Regulations 2005

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Delegation of Functions and Committees

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5.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, the Corporation may establish a committee of the Corporation for any purpose or function, other than those assigned elsewhere in these Articles to the Principal or to the Academic Board, and may delegate powers to—

(a)such a committee;

(b)the Chair or, in his absence, the Vice-Chair; or

(c)the Principal.

(2) The number of members of a committee established under this article, and the terms on which they are to hold and to vacate office, shall be determined by the Corporation.

(3) The Corporation shall establish a committee, to be known as the Search Committee, to—

(a)advise on the appointment of the business, community and local authority members,

(b)advise on the co-option of the co-opted members of the Corporation,

(c)advise on such other matters relating to membership and appointments as the Corporation may remit to them.

(4) The Corporation shall not—

(a)appoint any person as a business, community or local authority member, or

(b)co-opt any person as a member of the Corporation

unless it has first considered the advice of the Search Committee in relation thereto. The Corporation may make rules specifying the procedures for the conduct of the Search Committee and a copy of any such rules, together with the remit of the Search Committee and its advice to the Corporation, shall be available for inspection by any member of the public during normal office hours.

(5) The Corporation shall establish a committee, to be known as the Audit Committee, to advise on matters relating to the Corporation’s audit arrangement and systems of internal control. The committee shall consist of at least 3 persons and may include employees of the Corporation other than those in senior posts, and shall operate in accordance with any requirements of the Council.

(6) Any committee established by the Corporation (other than the Special Committee referred to in article 12) may include persons who are not members of the Corporation.

(7) The Corporation shall not, however, delegate the following—

(a)the determination of the educational character and mission of the institution;

(b)the approval of the annual estimates of income and expenditure;

(c)the responsibility for ensuring the solvency of the institution and the Corporation and for safeguarding their assets;

(d)the appointment or (subject to article 12(12)) the dismissal of the Principal or holder of a senior post;

(e)the appointment or dismissal of the Clerk (including, where the Clerk is, or is to be, appointed as a member of staff his appointment or, subject to article 12(12), dismissal in his capacity as member of staff); and

(f)the modification or revocation of these Articles.

(8) The Corporation may not delegate the power to determine an appeal under articles 11(5)(a), 12(8), 12(14), 13(6) or 13(11).

(9) The Corporation shall ensure that a written statement of their policy regarding—

(a)attendance at committee meetings by persons who are not committee members; and

(b)the publication of the minutes of committee meetings,

is made available during normal office hours at the institution to any person wishing to inspect it.

(10) The Principal may delegate to the holder of any other senior post any functions that are necessary to enable him properly to discharge his responsibilities other than

(a)the management of budget and resources and

(b)any functions that have been delegated to the Principal by the Corporation.

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