On Board: a guide for members of management advisory boards

Role of the Body's Committees

Many public bodies establish committees to deal with particular areas of interest outside of main Board meetings.

Where appropriate, committees can allow for specialist areas relating to the Board's role to be debated in detail by members with the appropriate knowledge or skills. The key points can then be presented to the full Board for discussion, making more effective use of scarce time. As the Board cannot be expected to understand the issues dealt with by the committee from the minutes alone, it will generally require substantive reports from the committee to summarise issues, debates and recommendations.