UK Policy Governance Academy – Directions May 22, 2010
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The UK Policy Governance Academy being run by John and Miriam Carver takes place at Birkbeck, University of London this week (24-28 May, inclusive).
The Academy commences at 1pm on Monday and 8.30 am Tuesday-Friday, inclusive.
With reference to the campus map (Download largerscalemap), the Academy will take place in the following rooms:
· Monday 24 May – Room CLO 101 – Clore Management Centre (Building 2 on campus map)
· Tuesday 25 May – Room MAL 403 – Malet Street (Building 1 on campus map)
· Wednesday 26 May – Room CLO 101 – Clore Management Centre (Building 2 on campus map)
· Thursday 27 May – Room CLO 101 – Clore Management Centre (Building 2 on campus map)
· Friday 28 May – Room MAL 403 – Malet Street (Building 1 on campus map)
If anyone has any queries, please call Caroline Oliver, Chair of the UK Policy Governance Association, on 077662 73837 (UK mobile number).
Assessing board assessment May 12, 2010
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There are moves afoot to have board effectiveness assessed independently on an annual basis.
In this brief article, Caroline Oliver looks at board assessment through the lens of Policy Governance and provides some useful questions boards might like to ask themselves in their efforts to assess board assessment.
Read Caroline’s article here.
Protected: UK Policy Governance Academy May 2010 – handouts for participant download May 9, 2010
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A case for global governance theory – a published paper from Dr John Carver April 24, 2010
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Dr John Carver is by far the World’s most published author on board governance. His Policy Governance model for boards is acclaimed by the likes of Sir Adrian Cadbury and Bob Monks, and is used by many nonprofit and public sector organisations world-wide, plus a number of commercial organisations, most notably BP. His seminal book Boards that Make a Difference: A new design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public organisations is by far the biggest selling board governance publication with over 100,000 copies sold.
Dr Carver has published a paper in the latest edition of Corporate Governance – An International Review, published by Wiley. Titled A Case for Global Governance Theory: Practitioners Avoid It, Academics Narrow It, the World Needs It, the paper essentially puts the case for development of a global theory of corporate governance.
The paper can be accessed here.
UKPGA responds to Charity Commission consultation on Key Principles of Good Governance November 16, 2009
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Caroline Oliver, Chair of the UK Policy Governance Association, has responded to a Charity Commission consultation on the refashioned principles of good governance. The principles were originally set out in Good Governance: a Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector published in 2005, which is supported by the Charity Commission.
In the web-based consultation questionnaire, Caroline stressed that the principles need to allow for concept of moral ownership and for boards to set criteria for strategic plans and budgets rather than doing the planning and budgeting.
Caroline further stated that UKPGA would be pleased to talk with the Governance Code Steering Group, responsible for refashioning the principles. Watch this space.
UKPGA submission to the Walker Review of Corporate Governance of UK Banking Industry November 3, 2009
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The UKPGA has made a submission to the independent review of corporate governance in the UK banking industry being carried out by Sir David Walker.
The Terms of Reference for the review are to examine corporate governance in the UK banking industry and make recommendations, including in the following areas:
- the effectiveness of risk management at board level, including the incentives in remuneration policy to manage risk effectively;
- the balance of skills, experience and independence required on the boards of UK banking institutions;
- the effectiveness of board practices and the performance of audit, risk, remuneration and nomination committees;
- the role of institutional shareholders in engaging effectively with companies and monitoring of boards;
- whether the UK approach is consistent with international practice and how national and international best practice can be promulgated; and
- whether the recommendations of the review are applicable to other financial institutions.
Full details of the review, including a consultation document issued in July 2009, can be found here.
Submissions to the Walker review can be found here.
Download the UKPGA submission to the Walker review here.
2010 IPGA conference, 21-24 July, Las Vegas October 6, 2009
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The 2010 International Policy Governance Association (IPGA) conference will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Registration and further information will be available on the IPGA website in due course.
The Importance of Boards in Democracy – Caroline Oliver’s speech to the IPGA conference, Montreal October 2, 2009
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Here is an article by Caroline Oliver, chair of the UK Policy Governance Association, based on her keynote speech to the International Policy Governance Association (IPGA) conference, Montreal, July 2009: The importance of Boards in democracy
Announcing the 2010 UK Policy Governance Academy, 24-28 May, London June 5, 2009
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The 2010 UK Policy Governance Academy is planned for 24-28 May 2010 in London.
The Academy, which is run by John and Miriam Carver, will be held at Birkbeck, University of London, under the auspices of the UK Policy Governance Association and the London School of Corporate Governance and Ethics at Birkbeck.
For further information, please download the flyer here:
Download UK Policy Governance Academy 2010
For a map of Birkbeck, University of London, please click here.
Birkbeck NHS boards event a resounding success! October 29, 2008
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Nearly 40 people turned up to the introductory Policy Governance workshop held by the UKPGA at Birkbeck, University of London on 22 October.
An account of the event has been written up by Valerie Moore and appears on the MAC Partnership blogsite here.
You can download, below, the presentations plus an initial list of issues and responses relating to what matters of interest to delegates:
Download brief_responses_to_issues_22_oct_2008_birkbeck_initial_res.pdf
