Charter and Agreement
Note of 1 January 2017
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s new Charter commenced on 1 January 2017 and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust is expected to end on the 2 April 2017. At this point, the processes for making complaints and appeals will change (details of the new processes will be available on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ website on 3 April). Between 1 January and 2 April 2017, the transitional arrangements of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½’s new Charter establish some important changes to way complaints and appeals are handled. These changes are outlined in the relevant protocols and procedures below.
The Charter
The Royal Charter is the constitutional basis for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. It sets out the public purposes of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, guarantees its independence, and outlines the duties of the Trust and the Executive Board.
The Agreement
The Agreement with the Secretary of State sits alongside the Charter. It provides detail on many of the topics outlined in the Charter and also covers the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s funding and its regulatory duties. The Agreement is an important constitutional document because together with the Charter, it establishes the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s independence from the Government.
Protocols
Protocols are formal documents which set out how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust will carry out its functions as required by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Royal Charter and Framework Agreement. Protocols set out the Trust's processes and the respective roles and responsibilities of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust and Executive Board.
The protocols have been divided into the following categories. They are available from these pages.
Policies, codes and guidance
The Trust has policies, codes and guidance which set out how we work in more detail.
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