Following on from acevo’s influential Governance Inquiry of 2003, Rethinking Governance, in early 2007 acevo invited Sir Rodney Brooke, Chair of the General Social Care Council, to chair a Commission of Inquiry to answer the following questions:
1. Is third sector governance ‘fit for purpose’ in the 21st century?
2. To what extent is the current regulatory framework helping or hindering third sector organisations in improving their governance?
3. What drivers or initiatives would support chief executives in reforming the areas of governance in which there has been no progress?
The report answers these questions with a detailed presentation of findings based on a broad survey of opinions from chief executives. Views have been sought from board members, chairs, leading figures in the public sector and experts on governance.
The report includes 12 major case studies of governance reform in the U.K as well as five case studies of governance in operation in the international sphere.
The recommendations of the report draw on this varied body of evidence and are aimed at chief executives and chairs, as well as to regulators and the sector in general.
This publication was kindly supported by Grant Thornton and CCLA
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