No discussion shall take place upon the minutes except upon their accuracy or where the person presiding at the meeting considers discussion appropriate. MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND ITS COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES Calling Governing Body Meetings The Governing Body shall meet in public regularly during the course of the year and no more than three months apart. It is anticipated that a minimum of 8 meetings a year will take place. The Chair may call a meeting of the Governing Body at any time. One-third or more members of the Governing Body may requisition a meeting in writing. If the Chair refuses, or fails, to call a meeting within seven days of a requisition being presented the members signing the requisition may forthwith call a meeting. Written notice of a meeting of the Governing Body must be given to each member of the Governing Body and each Practice Representative at least 21 days before the meeting. The notice shall specify the date, time and venue of the meeting and it shall be published at the same time on the Group’s website. The agenda and any papers for a meeting of the Governing Body must be circulated to each member of the Governing Body at least 7 days prior to the meeting. At the same time the agenda must be circulated to each Member Representative and the agenda and papers must be published on the Group’s website. The accidental omission to effectively serve notice on all of the members of the Governing Body or any other person entitled to receive notice of the meeting shall not affect the validity of the meeting, or any business conducted at it. The agenda will be agreed between the Accountable Officer and the Chair of the Governing Body. The Chair of the Governing Body will determine those items that need to be discussed in private in line with statute and relevant guidance, for example matters of staff discipline or where patient or commercial confidentiality is likely to be breached. This will be recorded on the agenda. A note of the items (without content) to be discussed in such a way shall normally be published in the agenda. A full list of such items shall be published at the Annual General Meeting.
No discussion shall take place upon the minutes except upon their accuracy or where the person presiding at the meeting considers discussion appropriate. MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND ITS COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES Calling Governing Body Meetings The Governing Body shall meet in public regularly during the course of the year and no more than three months apart. It is anticipated that a minimum of 8 meetings a year will take place. The Chair may call a meeting of the Governing Body at any time. One-third or more members of the Governing Body may requisition a meeting in writing. If the Chair refuses, or fails, to call a meeting within seven days of a requisition being presented the members signing the requisition may forthwith call a meeting. Written notice of a meeting of the Governing Body must be given to each member of the Governing Body and each Practice Representative at least 21 days before the meeting. The notice shall specify the date, time and venue of the meeting and it shall be published at the same time on the Group’s website. The agenda and any papers for a meeting of the Governing Body must be circulated to each member of the Governing Body at least 7 days prior to the meeting. At the same time the agenda must be circulated to each Member Representative and the agenda and papers must be published on the Group’s website. The accidental omission to effectively serve notice on all of the members of the Governing Body or any other person entitled to receive notice of the meeting shall not affect the validity of the meeting, or any business conducted at it. The agenda will be agreed between the Accountable Officer and the Chair of the Governing Body. The Chair of the Governing Body will determine those items that need to be discussed in private in line with statute and relevant guidance, for example matters of staff discipline or where patient or commercial confidentiality is likely to be breached. This will be recorded on the agenda. A note of the items (without content) to be discussed in such a way shall normally be published in the agenda. A full list of such items shall be published at the Annual General Meeting.
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