Notice for request to use Trust Board Emergence Powers
| Meeting: | Public Board | Date: | 13.09.2023 |
| Report Title: | Ratifying exercise of emergency powers | ||
| Agenda Item: | PUB23/4/63 | ||
| Author: | Stanley Mukwenya, Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs | ||
| Lead Director: | Emma de Carteret, Director of Corporate Affairs and Performance | ||
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| SR1a: If we do not ensure our people are safe and their wellbeing prioritised, there is a risk that we will be unable to attract, retain and keep all our people safe and well | X | ||
| SR1b: If we do not ensure our leaders are developed and equipped, there is a risk that we will not be able to change our culture, and value, support, develop and grow our people | X | ||
| SR2: If we do not deliver operational and clinical standards then there is a risk of poor patient outcomes and experience | X | ||
| SR3: If we do not ensure we have the ability to plan, influence and deliver across our systems to secure change, we will not be able to meet the needs of our public and communities | X | ||
| SR4: If we do not resolve long standing organisational inefficiencies we will be unable to deliver an effective, sustainable, value for money service to our public | X | ||
| SR5: If we do not clearly define our strategic plans we will not have the agility to deliver the suite of improvements needed | X | ||
| SR6: If we do not deliver sustainable regulatory compliance and develop positive relationships, we will have limited ability to deliver our strategy | X | ||
| Equality Impact Assessment | |||
| No negative impact identified | X | ||
| Recommendation: | |||
| Ratify exercise of emergency powers as required by Trust Standing Orders Section 34.3. Agree exercise of such powers was conducted with sufficient Non-Executive Board members consultation. | |||
| Previously considered by: | |||
| Director of Corporate Affairs and Performance | |||
| Purpose | |||
| The Board is asked to ratify and note exercise of emergency powers on 10th and 25th of August 2023 as required by its Trust Standing Orders Section 34.3 | |||
| Executive Summary | |||
| The Trust Board has a mechanism for making timely decisions outside its scheduled meetings under its emergency powers facilitating service continuity and mitigating potential resulting risks due to delayed decision making. Trust Standing Orders Section 34.3* The powers which the Board has retained for itself within these Standing Orders may in emergency be exercised by the Chief Executive and the Chair acting jointly and, if possible, after having consulted with at least two Non-Executive Directors. The exercise of such powers by the Chief Executive and the Chair shall be reported to the next formal meeting of the Board held in public for ratification. Notice requesting exercising of emergency powers was issued on two occasions in the month of August by the secretariat, to NEDs seeking approval of a contract to facilitate service continuity in the Strategy, Culture and Education directorate on 10 August 2023 and Make Ready Hub business case to procure a building contractor to construct a new Make Ready Hub facility in Ipswich on 25 August 2023. As part of consultation, there were sufficient responses from non-executive directors approving the requests on both occasions. A minimum of two voting NEDs are required to approve exercise of emergency powers by Chief Executive and Chair (or Senior Independent Director acting on behalf of the Trust Chair) as part of consultation. Merits on use of such powers are discussed in the Private Board meeting due to commercial sensitivity of information involved. Therefore, the Board is asked to ratify exercise of such powers on the 10 and 25th August 2023 as hereby required by its Trust Board Standing Orders Section 34.3. |
