A policy is the board's written decision about how something will be handled, so that it is done the same way every time and does not depend on who happens to be in the room. The governance policies most organisations need are:
- a code of conduct for trustees, including conflicts of interest and how they are declared
- a scheme of delegated authority, setting out who may commit the organisation to what
- financial controls, including signatories, expenses and reserves
- a complaints procedure
- equality and diversity
- data protection and privacy
- safeguarding, where you work with children or adults at risk
FVA's capacity building team can review your policies, supply templates and help you adopt them properly through a minuted board decision. Our policy resources page lists the guides we make available.
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