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 2019-20 (PDF 101.6 KB)
Governing Body Review of effectiveness
Governing Body effectiveness review statement May2018 (PDF 0.2MB)
Governing body meeting dates
Meeting dates 2020 to 2021
Thursday 12 November 2020
Thursday 25 March 2021
Thursday 15 July 2021
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
GB minutes 2019-11-14 (PDF 0.2MB)
GB minutes 2020-03-19 (PDF, 0.2 MB)
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 2020 to 2021
Friday 25 September 2020
Friday 23 October 2020
Friday 22 January 2021
Friday 5 February 2021
Friday 11 June 2021
Terms of reference 2019 to 2020
Membership
Members
Richard France (Chair)
Cath Clelland MBE
Russell Davidson
Rt Revd Paul Ferguson
Mark Fordyce
Julia Unwin DBE
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Co-opted members
Peter Baren
Craig Colton
Non-voting members
Staff Governor, Dr Robert Edgar
Student Governor, Jamie Andrews
Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer, Rob Hickey
Meeting dates 2020 to 2021
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Wednesday 24 February 2021
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Terms of reference 2019 to 2020
Foundation Committee ToR 2019-20 (PDF 0.1 MB)
Membership
Members
Rt Revd Dr Tom Butler (Chair)
Julia Unwin DBE
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
Representative of Academic Leadership Team, Dr Richard Bourne
Representative of Professional Services Leadership Team, tbc
Chaplain, Revd Jane Speck
Elected staff member (vacant)
Student representatives
SU President, Jamie Andrews
SU President Wellbeing and Diversity, Emma Palmer
Faith Advisors
Dr Avijit Datta
Suki Matharu
Co-opted member
Judith Hewitt
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2020 to 2021
Monday 5 October 2020
Monday 17 May 2021
Terms of reference 2019 to 2020
Membership
Membership
Chair of Governing Body, Julia Unwin DBE
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
Staff Governor, Dr Rob Edgar
Student Governor, Jamie Andrews
Staff member, Jim Irving
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2020 to 2021
Wednesday 16 September 2020
Monday 1 February 2021
Wednesday 9 June 2021
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
Chair of Governing Body, Julia Unwin DBE
A Students' Union President, Jamie Andrews
In attendance
Director Human Resources, Sally Marlow
Co-opted member
Andy Falconer
Executive Officer
University Secretary, Dr Amanda Wilcox
Meeting dates 2020 to 2021
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Wednesday 10 February 2021
Tuesday 25 May 2021
Documents
Remuneration Committee VC ToR 2019-20 (PDF 0.1 MB)
Framework for Decision Making (PDF 0.4MB)
Membership
Chair of Governing Body, Julia Unwin DBE
Chair of Audit Committee, Steve Milner (Chair)
Chair of Finance and Capital Development Committee, Richard France
Chair of People Committee, Jon Hammond Booth DL
Co-opted member
Ed Pritchard
Executive Officer
Director Human Resources, Sally Marlow
Meeting dates 2020 to 2021
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Documents
RemCo SLT ToR 2019-20 (PDF 0.2 MB)
Framework for Decision Making (PDF 0.4MB)
Membership
Chair of Governing Body, Julia Unwin DBE
Chair of Audit Committee, Steve Milner (Chair)
Chair of Finance and Capital Development Committee, Richard France
Chair of People Committee, Jon Hammond Booth DL
Vice Chancellor, Professor Karen Bryan OBE
Co-opted member
Ed Pritchard
Executive Officer
Director Human Resources, Sally Marlow
Meeting dates 2020 to 2021
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Tuesday 22 June 2021