Who we are Governance Trustees collective responsibilities, individual strengths and terms of office Our trustees bring their skills and experience, providing support in a non-executive capacity. They have a duty to act collectively to deliver the charity’s objectives and provide public benefit – reporting annually to OSCR. Specifically, they have collective responsibility for: strategic oversight maintaining standards legal and regulatory compliance ensuring proper financial controls risk management Trustees’ individual skills and experience include: Art Therapy delivery and research Lived experience as a parent of a child with a chronic condition Strategic planning Communications Governance Financial control and risk management Our SCIO constitution, updated May 2021, stipulates that trustees can serve for 3 years and be re-elected for up to a further 3 at which point they must step down. Induction of trustees includes: Attendance at a board meeting as a guest Meeting the staff team A visit to a partner hospital Our history OSCR’s guidance for charity trustees SCIO constitution Annual report and accounts Annual review Strategic plan - and annual strategy day. Case for support Fundraising plan Minutes of recent trustees’ meetings Governance Policy Code of Conduct for Trustees Trustees Conflicts of Interest Policy Meetings and sub-committees Trustees' meetings take place six times a year in alternate months. The Finance sub-committee, chaired by a CA, meets monthly for financial scrutiny and control with full management accounts produced every month. We have two stakeholder groups that link into the board – a Young Voices group and a Service Advisory group.