DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SCHEME OF RESERVATION OF POWERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DELEGATION OF POWERS Introduction The NHS Foundation Trust Code of Governance (July 2014) requires that there should be a formal schedule of matters specifically reserved for decision by the Board of Directors. This document sets out the powers reserved to the Board of Directors and those that the Board of Directors has delegated. Notwithstanding any specific delegation, the Board of Directors remains accountable for all of its functions, including those which have been delegated. Therefore the Board of Directors will also receive information about the exercise of delegated functions to enable it to perform its monitoring role. All powers of the Foundation Trust, which have not been retained as reserved by the Board of Directors or delegated to Committees of the Board of Directors, shall be exercised on behalf of the Board of Directors by the Chief Executive or another Executive Director. The Scheme of Delegation identifies any functions which the Chief Executive shall perform personally and those delegated to other Executive Directors, Non- Executive Directors or Officers. All powers delegated by the Chief Executive can be reassumed by him/her should the need arise. The Scheme of Delegation is presented in the following format: 1. Functions Reserved for Decision by the Board of Directors 2. Scheme of Delegation of Powers from the Constitution 3. Scheme of Delegation of Powers from the Board of Directors’ Standing Orders 4. Scheme of Delegation of Powers to Board Sub-Committees and Specialist Board Roles 5. Scheme of Delegation of Powers from the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) 6. Scheme of Delegation of Powers from the Standing Financial Instructions
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SCHEME OF RESERVATION OF POWERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DELEGATION OF POWERS Introduction The NHS Foundation Trust Code of Governance (July 2014) requires that there should be a formal schedule of matters specifically reserved for decision by the Board of Directors. This document sets out the powers reserved to the Board of Directors and those that the Board of Directors has delegated. Notwithstanding any specific delegation, the Board of Directors remains accountable for all of its functions, including those which have been delegated. Therefore the Board of Directors will also receive information about the exercise of delegated functions to enable it to perform its monitoring role. All powers of the Foundation Trust, which have not been retained as reserved by the Board of Directors or delegated to Committees of the Board of Directors, shall be exercised on behalf of the Board of Directors by the Chief Executive or another Executive Director. The Scheme of Delegation identifies any functions which the Chief Executive shall perform personally and those delegated to other Executive Directors, Non- Executive Directors or Officers. All powers delegated by the Chief Executive can be reassumed by him/her should the need arise. The Scheme of Delegation is presented in the following format: 1. Functions Reserved for Decision by the Board of Directors 2. Scheme of Delegation of Powers from the Constitution 3. Scheme of Delegation of Powers from the Board of Directors’ Standing Orders 4. Scheme of Delegation of Powers to Board Sub-Committees and Specialist Board Roles 5. Scheme of Delegation of Powers from the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) 6. Scheme of Delegation of Powers from the Standing Financial Instructions
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