Policies and documents
Governance
Policies and documents relating to the University's Governing Body, committees and administration.
York St John University is a company limited by guarantee (Company Number 4498683) and an exempt charity.
Articles of Association
YSJU Articles of Association_July2019 (PDF 0.2MB)
Governing Body Statement of primary responsibilities
Statement of Primary Responsibilities 2019-20 (PDF 101.6 KB)
Governing Body Review of effectiveness
Governing Body effectiveness review statement May2018 (PDF 0.2MB)
Governing body committee membership and meeting dates
Membership
The full list of Governing Body members, with brief profiles, is available on the Our structure and governance page.
Meeting dates 2019 to 2020
Thursday 14 November 2019
Thursday 19 March 2020
Thursday 9 July 2020
Confirmed minutes of Governing Body meetings
2017 to 2018
GB minutes 2017-10-06 (PDF 0.1MB)
GB minutes 2017-11-23 (PDF 0.2MB)
GB minutes 2018-03-22 (PDF 280.1kB)
GB minutes 2018-04-27 (PDF 89kB)
2018 to 2019
GB minutes 2018-10-05 (PDF 101.3 kB)
GB minutes 2018-11-15 (PDF 0.2MB)
GB minutes 2019-03-21 (PDF 0.2MB)
GB minutes 2019-07-30 (PDF 0.2 MB)
2019 to 2020
Terms of reference 2019 to 2020
Audit Committee ToR 2019-20 (PDF 0.1 MB)
Membership
Members
Steve Milner (Chair)
Rt Revd Dr Tom Butler
Professor Graham Henderson CBE DL
Ian Wallace
Co-opted members
Joanne Evans
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2019 to 2020
Friday 20 September 2019
Friday 25 October 2019
Friday 7 February 2020
Friday 5 June 2020
Terms of reference 2019 to 2020
Membership
Members
Richard France (Chair)
Cath Clelland MBE
Russell Davidson
Rt Revd Paul Ferguson
Mark Fordyce
Ann Green CBE (Chairman)
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE (from 1 April 2020)
Co-opted members
Peter Baren
Craig Colton
Non-voting members
Staff Governor, Dr Robert Edgar
Student Governor, Tim Holmes
Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer, Rob Hickey
Meeting dates 2019 to 2020
Wednesday 16 October 2019
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Terms of reference 2019 to 2020
Foundation Committee ToR 2019-20 (PDF 0.1 MB)
Membership
Members
Rt Revd Dr Tom Butler (Chair)
Ann Green CBE (Chairman)
Vacancy (Governor)
Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley (Diocese of Leeds)
Revd Dr Hayley Matthews (Diocese of Leeds)
Rt Revd Paul Ferguson (Diocese of York)
Rt Revd Dr Jonathan Frost (Diocese of York)
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE (from 1 April 2020)
Deputy Vice Chancellor (vacant)
Representative of Academic Leadership Team, Dr Richard Bourne
Representative of Professional Services Leadership Team, tbc
Chaplain, Revd Jane Speck
Elected staff member, Jenny Carpenter
Student representatives
SU President, Tim Holmes
SU President Wellbeing and Diversity, Kirsten Jolley
Faith Advisors
Dr Avijit Datta
Suki Matharu
Co-opted member
Judith Hewitt
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2019 to 2020
Monday 7 October 2019
Monday 11 May 2020
Terms of reference 2019 to 2020
Membership
Membership
Chairman, Ann Green CBE
Chair Audit Committee, Steve Milner
Chair Foundation Committee, Rt Revd Dr Tom Butler
Chair Finance and Capital Development Committee, Richard France
Chair People Committee, Jon Hammond Booth DL
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE (from 1 April 2020)
Staff Governor, Dr Rob Edgar
Student Governor, Tim Holmes
Staff member, Jim Irving
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2019 to 2020
Thursday 03 October 2019
Thursday 27 February 2020
Thursday 4 June 2020
Terms of reference 2019 to 2020
People Committee ToR 2019-20 (PDF 0.1 MB)
Membership
Jon Hammond Booth DL (Chair)
Mohammed Ali OBE
Cath Clelland MBE
Maggie Pavlou
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE (from 1 April 2020)
Deputy Vice Chancellor (vacant)
Chairman of Governing Body, Ann Green CBE
A Students' Union President, Tim Holmes
In attendance
Director Human Resources, Sally Marlow
Co-opted member
Andy Falconer
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2019 to 2020
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Documents
Remuneration Committee VC ToR 2019-20 (PDF 0.1 MB)
Framework for Decision Making (PDF 0.4MB)
Membership
Chair of Finance and Capital Development Committee, Richard France (Chair)
Chairman, Ann Green CBE
Chair of People Committee, Jon Hammond Booth DL
Chair of Audit Committee, Steve Milner
Co-opted member
Ed Pritchard
Executive Officer
Director Human Resources, Sally Marlow
Meeting dates 2019 to 2020
Thursday 23 April 2020
Tuesday 16 June 2020
Documents
RemCo SLT ToR 2019-20 (PDF 0.2 MB)
Framework for Decision Making (PDF 0.4MB)
Membership
Chair of Finance and Capital Development Committee, Richard France (Chair)
Chairman, Ann Green CBE
Chair of People Committee, Jon Hammond Booth DL
Chair of Audit Committee, Steve Milner
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE (from 1 April 2020)
Co-opted member
Ed Pritchard
Executive Officer
Director Human Resources, Sally Marlow
Meeting dates 2019 to 2020
Thursday 23 April 2020
Tuesday 16 June 2020