The Coleg Cambria Further Education Corporation (Government) Regulations 2013

Responsibilities of the Corporation, Principal and the Clerk

3.—(1) The Corporation is responsible for—

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

(b) the effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the institution and the Corporation and safeguarding their assets;

(c) approving annual estimates of income and expenditure;

(d) the appointment, grading, appraisal, suspension and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the holders of senior posts and the Clerk (including where the Clerk is, or is to be appointed as a member of staff, the Clerk’s appointment, grading, suspension and determination of pay in the capacity as a member of staff);

(e) the dismissal of the holders of senior posts and the Clerk (including where the Clerk is, or is to be appointed as, a member of staff, the Clerk’s dismissal in the capacity as a member of staff);

(f) setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff; and

(g) if there is no Academic Board, ensuring that arrangements are in place for advising the Principal on—

(i) the standards, planning, co-ordination, development and oversight of the academic work of the institution;

(ii) arrangements for the admission, assessment and examination of students; and

(iii) the procedures for the expulsion of students for academic reasons.

(2) The Principal is responsible for—

(a) making proposals to the Corporation about the educational character and mission of the institution, and implementing the decisions of the Corporation;

(b) the organisation, direction and management of the institution and leadership of the staff;

(c) the appointment, assignment, grading, appraisal, suspension, and determination, within the framework set by the Corporation, of the pay and conditions of service, of staff other than the holders of senior posts or the Clerk;

(d) the dismissal of staff other than the holders of senior posts or the Clerk;

(e) the determination, after consultation with the Academic Board (if any), or if there is no Academic Board, after consultation with the Corporation, of the institution’s academic activities, and the determination of its other activities;

(f) preparing annual estimates of income and expenditure, for consideration and approval by the Corporation;

(g) the management of budget and resources, within the estimates approved by the Corporation;

(h) maintaining student discipline, including suspending or expelling students on disciplinary grounds; and

(i) expelling students for academic reasons.

(3) The Clerk is responsible for advising the Corporation with regard to—

(a) the operation of its powers;

(b) procedural matters;

(c) the conduct of its business; and

(d) matters of governance practice.