Council of Governors meetings

Our Council of Governors meetings are held in public, from 10am. Any exceptions to this will be listed in the papers below. 

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) we made the decision to hold our Council of Governors meetings virtually, on Zoom. We are currently reviewing this.

If you'd like to ask questions on papers, need interpreting support, or require the papers in other formats, please contact Kessia Ducasse, Council and Engagement Manager, at kessia.ducasse@spft.nhs.uk

Watch our next Council of Governors meeting live

The next Council of Governors meeting will be live streamed below on 19 February 10am. 

Meeting dates

  • 12 April 2024 (formal business meeting)
  • 5 August 2024 (formal business meeting)
  • 14 October 2024 (formal business meeting)
  • 10 February 2025 (formal business meeting)
  • 24 February 2025 (joint board and council strategy session)

Council meetings

Papers for each council meeting are available below.  We do not send out copies in advance. 

The agenda and papers for Council of Governors meetings are available to download here: 

2023/24

2022/23

Final minutes of 2023/24 council of governors meetings are available here:

Please contact Kessia Ducasse at kessia.ducasse@spft.nhs.uk if you require earlier papers. 

Members of the public will be given the opportunity to ask questions, but may not take part in the Council discussion. Normally the Chair will ask members of the public about these at the beginning of the public meeting, so that they can be picked up by directors at the relevant time. Any questions must be based on the agenda items. We ask that members of the public notify us in advance about a question they might like to ask, so that we can make necessary enquiries in order to enable us to give a full and satisfactory answer. In the event that the question cannot be answered at the meeting it may need to be deferred to the next meeting or provided to the member of the public in correspondence. Any questions can be submitted to Hilary Saunders.

Read our full guidance for public council meetings here.

Read our full guidance for AGM meetings here.

AGM papers for 26 September 2023

For any AGM papers from previous years, please contact our Council and Engagement Manager, Kessia.Ducasse@spft.nhs.uk

The Nominations and Remunerations Committee is a committee constituted by the Council of Governors. It is responsible for making recommendations to the Council of Governors relating to:

  • The appointment and re-appointment of the chair and non-executive directors
  • The evaluation of the performance of the chair and non-executive directors
  • The remuneration, allowances and other terms and conditions of office for the Trust chair and non-executive directors
  • The recruitment process for the selection of candidates for the office of chair or other non-executive directors.

Nominations and Remunerations Committee terms of reference.