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• Appointment of governors and chair
in England and Wales is undertaken by
the college governing board itself as
the 'appointing authority'; in the cases
of Scotland and Northern Ireland, the
government is the appointing authority and,
as such, also establishes annual appraisal
arrangements for chairs and, through
chairs, to board members. In England and
Wales, the appraisal process for board
members (including the chair) is a matter
for individual college governing boards.
In summary, the overview provided above
demonstrates that, whilst superficially,
it might seem that 'governing a college' is
a common process across the UK's colleges,
and the respective codes of good college
governance are prime evidence of a commonality
of approach, there are significant differences
of context and detail created by each of the
respective devolved countries which may
influence governing practice and processes.