1 Introduction
1.1, the council of governors shall comprise governors who are:
- 1.1.1, elected by the respective constituencies in accordance with the provisions of this constitution; or
- 1.1.2, appointed in accordance with section 2 below
1.2, the council of governors shall at all times be constituted so that more than half the council of governors shall consist of governors who are elected by the members of the public constituency and the service users and carers constituency.
2 Bodies entitled to appoint a member of the council of governors
2.1 The following bodies in this section 2 shall be entitled to appoint a governor or governors (as the case may be) to the council of governors as provided for in this section 2.
Qualifying local authorities:
- 2.2, City of Doncaster Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and North Lincolnshire Council shall be entitled to appoint one governor each in accordance with a process of appointment agreed by each of them with the trust respectively. The absence of any such agreed process of appointment shall not preclude the said local authority from appointing its governor, provided the appointment is duly made in accordance with the local authority’s own internal process
- 2.3, if a local authority named in section 2.2 above declines or fails to appoint a governor within three months of being requested to do so by the trust, the trust shall consult each local authority whose area includes the whole or part of the area of the trust and the trust in its absolute discretion may extend an invitation to any of those local authorities to appoint a governor in substitution for the local authority which has failed or declined to do so
- 2.4, a governor appointed under section 2.3 shall then serve on the council of governors for the period stipulated in annex 6. At the end of that period the trust shall in its absolute discretion decide whether to permit that local authority which had failed or declined to appoint a governor to appoint a governor for the next period of office (provided it remains eligible to do so) or to invite the local authority which had appointed a governor in substitution to do so
Partnership organisations:
2.5, the trust shall nominate those organisations to be designated as partnership organisations for the purposes of this constitution. The organisations so nominated as partnership organisations are:
- 2.5.1, Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR); Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire (VANL) and Voluntary Action Doncaster (“the voluntary services organisations”). For the purposes of section 2.8, the voluntary services organisations are to be treated as one organisation
- 2.5.2, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and the Hull York Medical School (“the universities”). For the purposes of section 2.8, the universities are to be treated as one organisation
- 2.5.3, within each of the areas of Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire the local medical committee for such area (“the local medical committees”), for the purposes of appointing one practising general medical practitioner providing contracted NHS services in such area. For the purposes of section 2.8, the local medical committees are to be treated as one organisation; and
- 2.5.4, NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (“the ICBs”). For the purposes of section 2.8. the ICBs are to be treated as one organisation; and
- 2.5.5, Healthwatch Doncaster, Healthwatch Rotherham and Healthwatch North Lincolnshire (“the Healthwatch Organisations”). For the purposes of section 2.8. the Healthwatch Organisations are to be treated as one organisation
2.6, the trust shall be entitled in its absolute discretion to:
- 2.6.1, give notice to any partnership organisation that it is no longer to be a partnership organisation for the purposes of this constitution after the expiration of a period or upon the date specified in the notice; and
- 2.6.2, appoint some other organisation as a Partnership organisation in its place
2.7, upon notice being given under section 2.6 the partnership organisation to which notice has been given shall cease to be a partnership organisation and its governor shall cease to hold office forthwith upon the expiration of such notice period or upon such date as may have been specified in the said notice.
2.9, each organisation appointed as a partnership organisation under section 2.5 shall be entitled to appoint one or more governors as set out in section 3 from a date and in accordance with a process of appointment agreed by it with the trust. The absence of any such agreed process of appointment shall not preclude that partnership organisation from appointing its governor provided the appointment is duly made in accordance with its own internal processes.
3 Composition of the council of governors
| Electing or appointing body | Number of governors |
|---|---|
| 1.1, Doncaster | 4 |
| 1.2, Rotherham | 4 |
| 1.3, North Lincolnshire | 2 |
| 1.4, Rest of England | 1 |
| Total | 11 |
| Electing or appointing body | Number of governors |
|---|---|
| 2.1, Doncaster adult mental health and learning disabilities care group | 1 |
| 2.2, Rotherham adult mental Health care group | 1 |
| 2.3, North Lincolnshire adult mental health and Talking Therapies care group | 1 |
| 2.4, Physical health and neurodiversity care group | 1 |
| 2.5, Children’s care group | 1 |
| 2.5, Corporate and other services | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
| Electing or appointing body | Number of governors |
|---|---|
| Total | 9 |
| Electing or appointing body | Number of governors |
|---|---|
| 4.1, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 |
| 4.2, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 1 |
| 4.3, North Lincolnshire Council | 1 |
| 4.4, the voluntary services organisations | 1 |
| 4.5, the universities | 1 |
| 4.6, a practising general medical practitioner providing contracted NHS services nominated by the local medical committees | 1 |
| 4.7, the ICBs | 1 |
| 4.8, RDaSH children’s care group young advisory group | 2 |
| 4.9, Healthwatch organisations | 1 |
| Total | 10 |
Total number of governors: 36.
4 Further provision
Further provisions relating to the composition of the council of governors are at annex 6.
Page last reviewed: October 29, 2024
Next review due: October 29, 2025
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