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City of Glasgow College Annual Report & Accounts 2020-21
Accountability Report 2020-21
(with Governance Statement)
Internal Auditor's Report 2020-21
The Internal Audit Report for 2020-21 states: "In
our opinion, the College has adequate and effective
arrangements for risk management, control, and
governance. Proper arrangements are in place to
promote and secure Value for Money. This opinion has
been arrived at taking into consideration the work we
have undertaken in 2020-21, and since our original
appointment.
Responsibilities of the Board of Management
and its Committees
The responsibilities of the Board of Management
Committees are outlined in the respective Committee
Terms of Reference as published on the College website
at: https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/about-us/
board-and-governance/board-meetings.
A summary of the Board of Management's
responsibilities, and those delegated to the respective
Committees, is provided under the Governance
Statement below.
Director's Report
The membership of the Board of Management is detailed
at Section 7 below, and includes all Board members who
served for part or the whole of the reporting period. The
individual records of Register of Interests of each of these
members is available on the College Website at: https://
www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/about-us/board-andgovernance
The Executive Leadership Team serving in 2020-21:
Paul Little Principal and Chief Executive
Officer
Dr Sheila Lodge Depute Principal
Dr Claire Carney Vice Principal Student Experience
Stuart Thompson Vice Principal Corporate Services
Roy Gardner Executive Director Corporate
Development & Innovation
John Gribben Executive Director Human
Resources
The Register of Interests for the current Executive
Leadership Team is available on the College Website
at: https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/about-us/
executive- team
Details of the Board of Management are provided at
section 7 below
Governance Statement
Introduction
This governance statement is provided to summarise
the operation, responsibilities, structure and functions of
the College Board of Management and its Committees,
with approaches employed to ensure effectiveness and
improvement. Due cognizance has been given to the
guidance set out in the Governance Statement section of
the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM).
The arrangements for strategic development are
included, as are those for the identification, evaluation,
and management of organizational risks, and the
monitoring of internal controls.
The College was incorporated in 1993 by the Further and
Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, in accordance
with which the Board is responsible for the administration
and management of the College's affairs, including
ensuring an effective system of internal control, and is
required to present audited financial statements for each
financial year.
The College is a registered charity (Scottish Charity
Number SC036198) for the purposes of the Charities and
Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
The College was assigned to the Regional Board for
Glasgow Colleges on 1 August 2014 by the Assigned
Colleges (Scotland) Order 2014, SSI 2014/80.
The Board comprises the Principal, independent
members, two nominated student members, one elected
teaching staff member and one elected support staff
member. The roles of Chair and Vice Chair are distinct
from the role of Chief Executive, the Principal. The Board
Vice Chair serves as the Senior Independent Member of
the Board.