Terms of Reference

Membership

The Committee is chaired by the Deputy Chairman of the Board. He is supported by the Chairman of the Board and other members. The Chief Executive attends meetings as an observer. A quorum consists of two members, one of whom should be either the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman of the Board. The QCA HR Director also attends Committee meetings when appropriate.

Chair	Richard Greenhalgh
Board members	Sir Anthony Greener Sir David Watson Clare Chapman *
Observer	Dr Ken Boston

* Expert Adviser

Purpose and remit

The Committee advises the Chief Executive on the remuneration of the QCA Executive. Its remit is:

• to determine the remuneration and associated conditions for the Chief Executive
• to determine, on the advice of the Chief Executive the pay and remuneration of QCA Directors and the senior management team
• to determine, on the advice of the Chief Executive, policy issues relating to pay awards, bonuses, compensation, severance packages and pension arrangements
• to maintain oversight of pay and conditions of the next tier of staff, ie Band F, particularly in respect of any impact on Band G terms.

Reporting arrangements

The Committee reports to the QCA Board

Frequency of meetings

The Remuneration Committee should meet three times a year as follows:

March	To agree the annual pay award
July	To approve performance pay
December	To review a survey of pay and conditions offered by other organisations

Additional meetings are held as necessary, usually by telephone conference.