Policies and documents
Governance
Policies and documents relating to the University's Board of Governors, 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)
Board of Governors Statement of primary responsibilities
Statement of Primary Responsibilities 2021-22 (PDF, 83 kB)
Scheme of Delegation
Scheme of Delegation 2022-23 (PDF 0.3 MB)
A list of our finance policies is available on the Finance documents page.
Board of Governors Review of effectiveness
Governing Body effectiveness review statement May2018 (PDF 0.2MB)
Board of Governors - Committees
Confirmed minutes of Board of Governors meetings
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)
GB minutes 2020-07-15 (PDF, 0.3MB)
GB Minutes 2021-03-25 (PDF, 0.3 MB)
GB Minutes 2021-04-29 (PDF, 86.6 kB)
2021 to 2022
GB minutes 2021-11-11 (docx, 99.1 kB)
GB minutes 2022-03-23 (docx, 75.5 kB)
Meetings 2022-23
Constitution and Terms of Reference
Audit Committee - Constitution and Terms of Reference 2021-22 (PDF, 0.1MB)
Membership
Members
Jennifer Adams (Chair)
Rt Revd Paul Ferguson
Professor Graham Henderson CBE DL
Ian Wallace
Co-opted members
Joanne Evans
Executive Officer
Pro Vice Chancellor: Governance and Student Life, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Constitution and Terms of Reference
Finance and Capital Development Constitution and ToR 2021-22 (PDF, 0.2MB)
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
Constitution and Terms of Reference
Foundation Committee - Constitution and Terms of Reference 2021-22 (PDF, 0.1MB)
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
Staff representative, Dr Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi
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
Pro Vice Chancellor: Governance and Student Life, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Constitution and Terms of Reference
Governance and Nominations Committee - Constitution and ToR 2021-22 (PDF, 0.1MB)
Membership
Members
Chair of Board of Governors, Julia Unwin DBE
Deputy Chair of Board of Governors and Chair of People Committee, Maggie Pavlou
Chair Audit Committee, Jennifer Adams
Chair Foundation Committee, Rt Revd Richard Frith
Chair Finance and Capital Development Committee, Neil Braithwaite
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Staff Governor, Vacancy
Student Governor, Jamie Andrews
Staff member, Vacant
Executive Officer
Pro Vice Chancellor: Governance and Student Life, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Constitution and Terms of Reference
People Committee Constitution and Terms of Reference 2021-22 (PDF, 0.1MB)
Membership
Members
Maggie Pavlou (Chair)
Mohammed Ali OBE
Cath Clelland MBE
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Chair of Board of Governors, Julia Unwin DBE
A Students' Union President, Jamie Andrews
Chief Operating Officer, Rob Hickey
Director of Human Resources, Sally Marlow
Director of Student Life, Debbi Boden-Angell
Co-opted members
Alison Davies
Andy Falconer
Executive Officer
Pro Vice Chancellor: Governance and Student Life, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Documents
Remuneration Committee (VC) - Constitution and ToR 2021-22 (PDF, 0.2MB)
Framework for Decision Making (PDF, 0.2MB)
Membership
Members
Chair of Remuneration Committee and Chair of Finance and Capital Development Committee, Neil Braithwaite
Chair of Board of Governors, Julia Unwin DBE
Chair of Audit Committee, Jennifer Adams
Deputy Chair of Board of Governors and Chair of People Committee, Maggie Pavlou
Co-opted member
Ed Pritchard
Executive Officer
Pro Vice Chancellor: Governance and Student Life, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Documents
Remuneration Committee (SLT) - Constitution and ToR 2021-22 (PDF, 0.2MB)
Framework for Decision Making (PDF, 0.2MB)
Membership
Members
Chair of Remuneration Committee and Chair of Finance and Capital Development Committee, Neil Braithwaite
Chair of Board of Governors, Julia Unwin DBE
Chair of Audit Committee, Jennifer Adams
Deputy Chair of Board of Governors and Chair of People Committee, Maggie Pavlou
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Co-opted member
Ed Pritchard
Executive Officer
Pro Vice Chancellor: Governance and Student Life, Dr Amanda Wilcox