GUIDANCE NOTES AND BEST PRACTICE GUIDES
Guidance Notes
The ICSA Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides are highly respected sources of practical information on legislation and regulation. Applicable to companies, the not-for-profit sector and the public sector, ICSA's guidance helps to clarify complex areas of governance and provides model solutions for organisations to adapt to their own circumstances.
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| CORPORATE SECTOR | ||
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| 070608 | Access to the Register of Members: The Proper Purpose Test | |
| 071012 | Audit Committee - Terms of Reference | |
| 040310 | Corporate Representation at General Meetings | |
| 030703 | CREST Proxy Voting System | |
| 080110 | Directors' General Duties | |
| 030925 | Directors and Officers Insurance | |
| 030408 | Directors' Share Dealings | |
| 040830 | Disclosing Proxy Votes | |
| 030723 | Due Diligence for Directors | |
| Duties of a Company Secretary Best Practice Guide | ||
| 070216 | Electronic Communications with Shareholders 2007 | |
| 011023 | EU Political Donations from the UK | |
| 040902 | Executive Committees - Terms of Reference | PDF DOC |
| 030214 | Induction of Directors | |
| 021002 | Listed Company Reporting Requirements for Directors' Remuneration | |
| 071011 | Matters Reserved for the Board | |
| 011102 | Model Resolution - Independent Professional Advice | |
| 071013 | Nomination Committee - Terms of Reference | |
| 020228 | Polls - Chairman's Obligations | |
| 071017 | Part 9, Companies Act 2006 Indirect Investors - Information Rights and Voting | |
| 030407 | Principles of Executive Service Contracts | |
| 080122 | Proxies & Corporate Representation at General Meetings | |
| 040831 | Proxy Instructions - Abstentions | |
| 071014 | Remuneration Committee - Terms of Reference | |
| 011101 | Reporting Lines for the Company Secretary | |
| 041001 | Roles of the Chairman, Chief Executive and Senior Independent Director under the Combined Code | |
| 021001 | Specimen job description for the Corporate Governance role of the Company Secretary | |
| 031219 | Voting at General Meetings | |
| NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR | ||
| 070601 | Model Role Description for Chair of the Board of Trustees (England & Wales) | |
| 070602 | Model Role Description for the Secretary of the Board | |
| 070603 | Model Role Description for Charity Trustees | |
| 070604 | Model Role Description for a Charity Treasurer (England & Wales) | |
| 070605 | Model Code of Conduct for Charity Trustees (England & Wales) | |
| 070606 | Model letter to be sent to a trustee of an unincorporated charity on appointment | |
| 070607 | Model letter to be sent to a Trustee (and Director) of a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee on appointment | |
| 070608 | Specimen induction pack for trustees (England & Wales) | |
| 070609 | Model trustee declaration | |
| 070610 | Model conflict of interest policy | |
| 070611 | Model declaration of interests form | |
| 070612 | Model register of interests | |
| 070613 | The Role & Duties of Charity Trustees (England & Wales) | |
| 070614 | Governing Documents for Charities | |
| 070615 | Charity Trustee Liability (England & Wales) | |
| 070616 | Change of Director: A Model Checklist for Charity Secretaries in Charitable Companies Limited by Guarantee | |
| 070617 | Model Checklist for Charity Secretaries in Companies Limited by Guarantee | |
| 070618 | Change of Member: A Model Checklist for Charity Secretaries in Companies Limited by Guarantee | |
| 070720 | Charity Mergers Introduction | |
| 070721 | Charity Mergers To Merge or Not | |
| 070722 | Charity Mergers - A Feasibility Study | |
| 070723 | Charity Mergers - Merger Motivation Model Document | |
| 070724 | Charity Mergers - Organisational Profile Document | |
| 070725 | Charity Mergers - Internal Obstacles | |
| 070726 | Charity Mergers - Identifying Assets and Liabilities | |
| 070727 | Charity Mergers - Stakeholder Considerations | |
| 070728 | Charity Mergers - Identifying a Partner | |
| 070729 | Charity Mergers Joint Feasibility Working Party | |
| 070730 | Charity Mergers - Sample Confidentiality Agreement for Merger Discussions | |
| 070731 | Charity Mergers - Sample Terms of Reference Joint Feasibility Working Party | |
| 070801 | Charity Mergers - Communications Strategy | |
| 070802 | Charity Mergers - Due Diligence | |
| 070803 | Charity Mergers - Post-Merger Structures | |
| 070804 | Charity Mergers Merging and Business Continuation | |
| 080307 | Matters Reserved for the Board of Trustees | |
| 080310 | Specimen Skills Register for Charity Trustees | |
| PUBLIC SECTOR | ||
| 040107 | ICSA Model Job Description for the Secretary of the Boards of a Foundation Trust | |
| 040730 | Specimen Induction of NHS Foundation Trust Governors | |
| MUTUAL INSURANCE SECTOR | ||
| 050815 | Induction of Directors | |
| 050816 | Model Board Resolution on Independent Professional Advice | |
| 050817 | Terms of Reference Nomination Committee | |
ICSA Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
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| Electronic Communications Order 2000 - ICSA's Guide to Recommended Best Practice | £10 / £10 | |
| A Guide to Best Practice for Annual General Meetings - currently subject to update - remaining stock temporarily free of charge |
Free | |
| Establishing a Whistle blowing Procedure | £10 | |
| Duties of a Company Secretary | £10 / £10 | |
| Duties of a Company Secretary in Ireland | £5 / £5 | |
| The Appointment and Induction of Directors | £15 / £15 | |
| Good Boardroom Practice - A Code for Directors and Company Secretaries. | Free | |
| A Guide to the Statement of Compliance | £10 / £10 | |
| NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR | ||
| IT Governance for the Not-for-Profit Sector | £10 / £10 | |
| Improving Accountability in Charitable Organisations | £5 | |
| Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Not-for-Profit Sector | £10 / £10 | |
| The Appointment and Induction of Charity Trustees | £10 / £10 | |
| Guide to Guarantee Companies | £15 / £15 | |
| Charities and Meetings (Joint ICSA/Charity Commission Publication) | Free | |
| PUBLIC SECTOR | ||
| The Local Standards Committees | £10 | |
| CROSS SECTOR | ||
| Directory of Chartered Secretaries in Public Practice | £7 / £7 | |