approved by the Board of Directors, subject to any amendment agreed during the discussion. The Chief may periodically propose amendment to the Scheme of Delegation, which shall be considered and approved by the Board of Directors as indicated above. Nothing in the Scheme of Delegation shall impair the discharge of the direct accountability to the Board of Directors or the Director of Finance, Information and Strategy or other Executive Director to provide information and advise the Board of Directors in accordance with any statutory requirements. Outside these statutory requirements the Director of Finance, Information and Strategy shall be accountable to the Chief Executive for operational matters. The arrangements made by the Board of Directors as set out in the Scheme of Delegation shall have effect as if incorporated in these SOs. Duty to Report Non-Compliance with Standing Orders If for any reason these SOs are not complied with, full details of the non-compliance and any justification for non-compliance and the circumstances around the non-compliance, shall be reported to the next formal meeting of the Board of Directors for action or ratification. All members of the Board of Directors and staff have a duty to disclose any non-compliance with these SOs to the Associate Director of Corporate Governance/Trust Secretary as soon as possible. COMMITTEES Appointment of Committees Subject to SO 3.5, paragraph 4.3 of the Constitution and such guidance issued by NHS Improvement, the Board of Directors may and, if directed by NHS Improvement, shall appoint committees of the Trust consisting wholly or partly of members of the Board of Directors or wholly of persons who are not Directors of the Trust. A committee appointed under SO 6.1.1 may, subject to paragraph 4.3 of the Constitution and such guidance as may be given by NHS Improvement or the Board of Directors, appoint sub-committees consisting wholly or partly of members of the committee (whether or not they include members of the Board of Directors) or wholly of persons who are not members of the Trust committee (whether or not they include members of the Board of Directors).
approved by the Board of Directors, subject to any amendment agreed during the discussion. The Chief may periodically propose amendment to the Scheme of Delegation, which shall be considered and approved by the Board of Directors as indicated above. Nothing in the Scheme of Delegation shall impair the discharge of the direct accountability to the Board of Directors or the Director of Finance, Information and Strategy or other Executive Director to provide information and advise the Board of Directors in accordance with any statutory requirements. Outside these statutory requirements the Director of Finance, Information and Strategy shall be accountable to the Chief Executive for operational matters. The arrangements made by the Board of Directors as set out in the Scheme of Delegation shall have effect as if incorporated in these SOs. Duty to Report Non-Compliance with Standing Orders If for any reason these SOs are not complied with, full details of the non-compliance and any justification for non-compliance and the circumstances around the non-compliance, shall be reported to the next formal meeting of the Board of Directors for action or ratification. All members of the Board of Directors and staff have a duty to disclose any non-compliance with these SOs to the Associate Director of Corporate Governance/Trust Secretary as soon as possible. COMMITTEES Appointment of Committees Subject to SO 3.5, paragraph 4.3 of the Constitution and such guidance issued by NHS Improvement, the Board of Directors may and, if directed by NHS Improvement, shall appoint committees of the Trust consisting wholly or partly of members of the Board of Directors or wholly of persons who are not Directors of the Trust. A committee appointed under SO 6.1.1 may, subject to paragraph 4.3 of the Constitution and such guidance as may be given by NHS Improvement or the Board of Directors, appoint sub-committees consisting wholly or partly of members of the committee (whether or not they include members of the Board of Directors) or wholly of persons who are not members of the Trust committee (whether or not they include members of the Board of Directors).
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