Our Governance, Policies and Reports

Governance

St. Anne’s has a strong and robust governance framework developed around a collection of systems, processes, and controls all of which have been designed to provide high quality services which are safe, effective, and well managed.

The Governance Office in Central Services is structured to deliver support across all areas of the governance spectrum enabling and empowering operational service delivery managers to provide high quality in an environment of continuous improvement. We have frameworks that are clear and effective and use a range of different tools, systems and channels of communication.

All operational and support services teams receive direct support from the Quality and Continuous Improvement Team using a range of quality monitoring systems of control, tracking and improvement.

Finally, our Governance Framework also provides all our employees and volunteers with a clear set of principles around how we operate, how we support people and how we work together to achieve the best outcomes.

St Anne’s has a defined governance and committee structure. Annually the Remuneration, Nominations and Governance Committee meet to determine the remuneration and benefits of the Chief Executive and SMT after undertaking a bench marking exercise.

Governance Lead

Mark Howorth is our Governance Lead.

Mark is an experienced governance professional that joined St. Anne’s from a people-focused role, as the School Manager for the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds.  He played a pivotal role in culture and values projects, showcasing his dedication to nurturing a positive work environment.

With previous experience from working within the finance and education sectors, Mark’s career has focused on corporate governance, risk management and compliance.

Mark has held roles within professional sport, working with Match Officials within the Rugby Football League, where highlights include working pitch-side at Wembley, Old Trafford and Anfield, as well as in Hamilton and Christchurch in New Zealand during the Rugby League World Cup 2017.

Away from work, Mark enjoys spending time with his family, travelling and reading.

Information Governance

St. Anne’s has three key members of the team undertaking specific areas of responsibility in protecting personal information. These are our ‘Caldicott Guardian’, our Senior Information Risk Officer, and our Data Protection Officer.

Caldicott Guardian – Lyndsay Atkinson-Swales(E: lyndsay.atkinson-swales@st-annes.org.uk)

Lyndsay has responsibility for ensuring that St. Anne’s uses information about people legally and appropriately, and that we maintain confidentiality. This includes personal information about the people we support, their relatives, and people who work for us.

As well as making sure that any systems and processes we use to store information about people are secure, the Caldicott[1] Guardian also helps to ensure that the right arrangements are in place if we need to share information with other organisations, for example; those with responsibility for social care and safeguarding.

The Guardian helps decide when confidential information might be used, and when it should not, by following what are called the eight ‘Caldicott Principles’.

Senior Information Risk Officer  Andrew Gregor (E: Andrew.gregor@st-annes.org.uk)

This role has been created under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), and oversees policies, frameworks, and procedures to minimise risks to data.

Data Protection Officer – Amy Maran  (E: amy.maran@st-annes.org.uk)

Amy is our Data Protection Officer (DPO). It is a requirement of GDPR that St. Anne’s appoint a DPO. Amy makes sure that the organisation protects data, reviews and amends any data protection issues. Amy liaises with the Information Commissioner about any serious data incidents.

[1] Named after Dame Fiona Caldicott