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.
Governing Body Membership
The full list of Governing Body members, with brief profiles, is available on the Our structure and governance page.
Articles of Association
YSJU Articles of Association_July2019 (PDF 0.2MB)
Governing Body Statement of primary responsibilities
Statement of Primary Responsibilities 2020-21 (PDF, 0.1 MB)
Scheme of Delegation
Scheme of Delegation, PDF (0.3MB)
A list of our finance policies is available on the Finance documents page.
Governing Body Review of effectiveness
Governing Body effectiveness review statement May2018 (PDF 0.2MB)
Governing body meeting dates
Meeting dates 2021 to 2022
Thursday 11 November 2021
Friday 25 March 2022
Thursday 14 July 2022
Confirmed minutes of Governing Body meetings
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
GB minutes 2019-11-14 (PDF 0.2MB)
GB minutes 2020-03-19 (PDF, 0.2 MB)
GB minutes 2020-07-09 (PDF, 0.3 MB)
2020 to 2021
GB minutes 2020-11-12 (PDF, 0.2 MB)
2021 to 2022
Constitution and Terms of Reference
Audit Committee - Constitution and terms of reference 2020-21 (PDF, 133 kB)
Membership
Members
Jennifer Adams (Chair)
Rt Revd Paul Ferguson
Professor Graham Henderson CBE DL
Ian Wallace
Co-opted members
Joanne Evans
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2021 to 2022
Friday 24 September 2021
Friday 29 October 2021
Friday 14 January 2022
Friday 4 March 2022
Friday 24 June 2022
Constitution and Terms of Reference
Finance and Capital Development - Constitution and ToR 2020-21 (PDF, 109.7 kB)
Membership
Members
Neil Braithwaite (Chair)
Cath Clelland MBE
Russell Davidson
Mark Fordyce
Julia Unwin DBE
Co-opted members
Peter Baren
Craig Colton
Ann Allen MBE
Non-voting members
Staff Governor, Vacancy
Student Governor, Jamie Andrews
Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer, Rob Hickey
Meeting dates 2021 to 2022
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Monday 7 March 2022
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Constitution and Terms of Reference
Foundation Committee - Constitution and Terms of Reference 2020-21 (PDF, 0.1 MB)
Membership
Members
Rt Revd Richard Frith (Chair)
Julia Unwin DBE
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
Nominated Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor Rob Mortimer
Member of University leadership team, Dr Richard Bourne
Member of University leadership team, Vacancy
Chaplain, Revd Jane Speck
University's Equality and Diversity Adviser, Marije Davidson BEM
Student representatives
SU President, Jamie Andrews
SU President Wellbeing and Diversity, Christian Smith
Faith Advisors
Dr Avijit Datta
Suki Matharu
Co-opted member
Judith Hewitt
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2021 to 2022
Monday 18 October 2021
Monday 16 May 2022
Constitution and Terms of Reference
Governance and Nominations Committee - Constitution and ToR 2020-21 (PDF, 0.1MB)
Membership
Membership
Chair of Governing Body, Julia Unwin DBE
Deputy Chair of Governing Body, Maggie Pavlou
Chair Audit Committee, Jennifer Adams
Chair Foundation Committee, Rt Revd Richard Frith
Chair Finance and Capital Development Committee, Neil Braithwaite
Chair People Committee, Jon Hammond Booth DL
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Staff Governor, Vacancy
Student Governor, Jamie Andrews
Staff member, Jim Irving
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2021 to 2022
Thursday 16 September 2021
Thursday 10 March 2022
Thursday 9 June 2022
Constitution and Terms of Reference
People Committee - Constitution and Terms of Reference 2020-21 (PDF, 0.1 MB)
Membership
Jon Hammond Booth DL (Chair)
Mohammed Ali OBE
Cath Clelland MBE
Maggie Pavlou
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Chair of Governing Body, Julia Unwin DBE
A Students' Union President, Jamie Andrews
Pro Vice Chancellor for Learning and Teaching, Professor Susan Orr
Chief Operating Officer, Rob Hickey
Director of Human Resources, Sally Marlow
Director of Student Life, Debbi Boden-Angell
Co-opted member
Alison Davies
Andy Falconer
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2021 to 2022
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Tuesday 8 February 2022
Tuesday 26 May 2022
Documents
Remuneration Committee (VC) - Constitution and ToR 2020-21 (PDF, 0.1 MB)
Framework for Decision Making (PDF 0.4MB)
Membership
Chair of Governing Body, Julia Unwin DBE
Chair of Audit Committee, Jennifer Adams
Chair of Finance and Capital Development Committee, Neil Braithwaite
Chair of People Committee, Jon Hammond Booth DL
Co-opted member
Ed Pritchard
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2021 to 2022
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Monday 4 July 2022
Documents
Remuneration Committee (SLT) - Constitution and ToR 2020-21 (PDF, 0.2 MB)
Framework for Decision Making (PDF 0.4MB)
Membership
Chair of Governing Body, Julia Unwin DBE
Chair of Audit Committee, Jennifer Adams
Chair of Finance and Capital Development Committee, Neil Braithwaite
Chair of People Committee, Jon Hammond Booth DL
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Co-opted member
Ed Pritchard
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2021 to 2022
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Monday 4 July 2022