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Our governance

Information on the boards and committees in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Our departmental board听

The departmental board (the board) is an advisory board responsible for the collective strategic and operational leadership of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (the department).听

The role and remit of the board听

The board provides advice and challenge to the department on its performance and delivery of its priorities and brings together ministers, officials, and non-executive directors (independent experts). The board听operates听according to the corporate governance code for central government听departments (the corporate governance code) and recognised principles of good corporate governance in business: leadership, effectiveness,听accountability听and sustainability.听

The board delegates day-to-day oversight of these matters to the executive committee and other departmental sub-committees.听

The board invites a lead Director General to attend when a meeting item covers their area of expertise.

Members of the board听

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Senior officials听

Non-executive directors听

Roles and responsibilities of board members听

The board and its members should:听

  • collectively affirm and document its understanding of the department鈥檚 purpose and document the board鈥檚 role and responsibilities in a board operating framework听

  • act corporately and objectively when discharging its responsibilities听

  • act in the public interest in keeping with the Nolan principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness,听honesty听and leadership. Board members should act听in accordance with听the Code of conduct for board members for public听bodies (board members code of conduct)听

  • support actions to ensure that officials听comply with听the Civil Service听Code听

  • ensure that the department鈥檚 reporting obligations to the Treasury, Cabinet Office and Parliament are met effectively and efficiently听

Where board members have concerns, which cannot be resolved, about the running of the department or a proposed action, they should ensure that their concerns are recorded in the minutes. This might occur, for example, in the rare circumstance in which the lead minister, as chair of the board, considers it necessary to听depart听from the collective view of the board.听

Committees of the board听

There are 2 committees of the board; the Audit, Risk and Assurance committee and the Nominations committee. The board will be kept informed of the work of these committees through the sharing of committee minutes in board meeting packs or through verbal updates by the committee chairs.听

Our Audit, Risk and Assurance committee听

The Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee supports the accounting officer and the board by reviewing the nature and adequacy of assurances provided on governance, risk听management听and control. The committee is chaired by a non-executive director and may consider any issue relating to the running of the department and its public bodies听and provide assurance, as necessary. The committee has no delegated powers to take decisions or engage in policy but may consider the relevant and material factors being assessed and resourced.听

The board delegates responsibility to the Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee for making sure that the department鈥檚 reporting obligations to the Treasury, Cabinet Office and Parliament are met efficiently and effectively.听

The members of the Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee are:听

  • 尝颈锄听颁辞丑别苍, Non-Executive Board Member and Chair of the Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee听

  • Bryan Ingleby, Non-Executive Board Member听

  • Professor Gillian Leng CBE, Non-Executive Board Member听

  • Mark Poulton, Non-Executive Board Member听

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Our Nominations committee听

The Nominations committee advises on whether the department鈥檚 people related processes (for rewarding senior executives) are effective in helping DSIT achieve its goals. The committee does not have a role in deciding individual cases (for example, the level of reward of a particular senior executive) and will not make decisions on senior appointments in the department鈥檚 public bodies but it may discuss a key appointment if听appropriate. The committee is chaired by the lead non-executive board member.听

The members of the Nominations committee are:听

Other committees in the department听

Permanent Secretary committees听

Two committees chaired by the Permanent Secretary and attended by senior officials set the strategic direction for the departments work.听听

These committees include the:听

  • Executive committee听

  • Investment committee听

Sub-committees听

Five sub-committees propose strategy, steer and shape the delivery of projects and programmes, provide听assurance听and make decisions on day-to-day operational matters in the department. These are chaired by Directors General who provide a quarterly report to the Permanent Secretary鈥檚 committees on the matters considered by that sub-committee.听听

These sub-committees include the:听

  • Delivery and risk committee听

  • Investment advisory committee听听

  • International committee听

  • People, operations and place committee听

  • Security committee听

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