Plans to abolish councils of governors at NHS foundation trusts, largely unnoticed within the wider reform agenda, have sparked questions over future accountability and the mechanisms that will replace a long-established system of local oversight.

Oxfam GB’s handling of the departure of its chief executive has escalated into a wider boardroom concern, with a serving trustee resigning and calling for regulatory intervention.

The second webinar in our six-part series with Brunel University looked at the relationship between AI, strategy and leadership.

This extract is taken from Charity Law and Governance: A Practical Guide, 2nd edition.

In this article, Lesley Ward FCG, discusses the benefits of volunteering with your local branch, with testimonials from current and past branch chairs.

Derek Leatherdale, Senior Geopolitical Risk Adviser at Sibylline, discusses how escalating global geopolitical volatility has become a persistent, systemic risk for organisations, arguing that boards and governance teams must adopt a more structured, ongoing approach to assessing impacts and strengthening oversight to protect resilience and value.