The strategy of the Biochemical Society is set and driven by its Council of Trustees, which is elected by members and has the ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the Society’s activities.
The Society’s Articles of Association detail the internal legislative framework by which the Society is governed and can only be amended by agreement from the Society’s membership at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
In 2013 the Trustees commissioned a review of the Governance of the Society, in order to bring its processes, policies, structures and legislative documentation in line with best practice and enable the Society to adapt to future challenges. The review was undertaken by a Working Party of three Trustees, two members of the Senior Management Team and a firm of external consultants.
The members of the Society were asked to vote on the proposals put forward from the review at the Annual General Meeting in July 2016. The changes proposed by the Governance Review were accepted by the membership and will:
In 2013 the Trustees commissioned a review of the Governance of the Society, in order to bring its processes, policies, structures and legislative documentation in line with best practice and enable the Society to adapt to future challenges. The review was undertaken by a Working Party of three Trustees, two members of the Senior Management Team and a firm of external consultants, with the changes proposed by the Governance Review accepted by the membership.
Responsibility for specific areas of activity and function is delegated to its sub-Committees, according to the following structure:
The governance structure shown above is being implemented currently as agreed by Special Resolution at the 105th AGM on 6 July 2016 in line with recommendations of the Society’s Governance Review.
Chair: Dr Helen Watson