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Changes to our Governance
Carers UK Chairman, David Grayson, explains what’s changed
for our members following the Governance Review.
In May we invited members
of Carers UK to consider
proposed changes to our
governing documents and to
vote by post, online or at a
General Meeting on 29 June.
Along with changes to keep
pace with legislation and
good practice, we proposed
introducing a Nominations
Committee to oversee the
recruitment of new Trustees,
ensuring we maintain the
right skills, experience and
I was moved by the
sense of being part of
something, by the sense
of how far we've come...
and the sense of
everything still ahead.
Brenda Murray
Interested?
Find out more about
becoming a Trustee
carersuk.org/trustee
@carersuk
/carersuk
diversity on the Board. So, what happens next?
At the General Meeting,
the special resolution was
passed by a clear majority
(96% in support). The
vote was independently
verified by a lawyer from
Russell Cooke solicitors. The
changes to our governing
documents were approved
by the Charity Commission
for England and Wales and
the Office of the Scottish
Charity Regulator. We currently have up to five
trustee vacancies on our
Board.
We have now formed the
Nominations Committee,
which I am part of, together
with Rosie Tope, Chair of
Carers Wales Committee,
and two external specialists
in charity Governance.
As a committee we have
defined the particular skills
and experience we need to
bring to the Board at this
time – including personal
experience of caring as well
as relevant professional
expe