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actiononhearingloss.org.uk 41 Risk Mitigation Governance risk which includes: • Trustees are recruited through open and transparent member elections or through the advertisement and appointment of co-opted positions managed by the Board of Trustees Nominations Committee. • Board of Trustees approval of delegated authority is regularly reviewed and clearly communicated. • In-depth reporting framework to the Board of Trustees is maintained. • We review and continually update our compliance and regulatory reporting to reflect legislative and regulatory changes, an example of which includes data-protection control reports. • We have improved our online monitoring systems, such as quality-monitoring systems, the online complaints system, online incident-reporting system and online management compliance audits to provide improved visibility, evidencing good performance. • A robust whistle-blowing policy is in place, which is accessible and known to all employees. Any issues arising from a disclosure are promptly and properly investigated, and reported. • lack of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements • conflicts of interest • lack of appropriate oversight or delegations of responsibility. These risks could have an indirect impact on our operational delivery and the degree of regulatory scrutiny we may face.