Trust Board meeting: Wednesday 22 January 2014
TB2014.16
Title
Proposed update to Standing Orders, Scheme of Delegation
and the Standing Financial Instructions
Status
For Approval
History
This report proposes an update to the documents approved by the
Trust Board on 9th January 2013
Board Lead(s)
Mark Mansfield, Director of Finance & Procurement
Key purpose
Strategy
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Assurance
Policy
Performance
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Executive Summary
1
The Paper recommends changes to documents approved by the Trust Board in
January 2013. These changes reflect guidance received during 2013 and are
described in Section 3 and Appendix 1 to this paper.
Recommendation
The Trust Board is asked to review these proposed changes and adopt the revised
document.
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Proposed changes to Standing Orders / Scheme of Delegation / Standing Financial
Instructions – January 2014
1.
Introduction
1.1 It is good practice to keep Standing Orders, the Scheme of Delegation and
Standing Financial Instructions for the organisation under review and to update
these as and when required.
1.2 Since the adoption of the current Standing Orders, Scheme of Delegation and
Standing Financial Instructions by the Trust Board in January 2013, a number of
changes to internal and external guidance have taken place and these should be
reflected in corporate policies.
2. Proposed Changes to Standing Orders / Scheme of Delegation / Standing
Financial Instructions
2.1 It is proposed that the January 2013 document should be amended to reflect:a. The implications of the introduction of the TDA Accountability Framework.
b. The updated statutory framework resulting from the Health & Social Care Act
2012.
c. The update of the Terms of Reference for the Audit Committee from November
2013
d. The adoption of the Declarations of Interests, Declaration of Gifts, Hospitality
and Sponsorship Policy
e. The update of the OJEU thresholds from January 2014.
2.2 A schedule of the proposed changes is attached at appendix 1.
2.3 The Audit Committee held on the 16th September considered the proposed
changes related to points a and b above and recommended their adoption.
2.4 A full version of the revised Standing Orders / Scheme of Delegation / Standing
Financial Instructions is available on request and, subject to Trust Board approval,
will be uploaded to the intranet.
3. Conclusion
3.1 This paper has identified a number of changes required to the January 2013
documents, in order to bring them up to date.
3.2 Subject to the approval of the recommendation outlined above, the master copy of
the document held on the intranet will be updated and divisional teams and
corporate managers will be alerted to the updated document.
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4. Recommendation
Trust Board is asked to review these proposed changes to Standing Orders / Scheme
of Delegation / Standing Financial Instructions as set out in appendix 1 and adopt the
revised document.
Mark Mansfield
Director of Finance & Procurement
10 January 2014.
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