Committee of Management
The Committee of Management (CoM) is the operational body for the Codes and has overall operational responsibility for their functioning and, as such, it is the largest of the Governance bodies. Its membership consists of:
Representatives of members of both Codes who are operating 2,000 or more bed spaces
Representatives of other members of the Codes operating less than 2,000 bed spaces
Nominees from sector-wide stakeholder organisations, professional bodies and Government departments
Nominees from the three founding organisations (ANUK, NUS and Unipol)
Its role is to:
Appoint a Chair and Deputy Chair of the CoM who shall serve a term of three years and who can be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of the CoM
Appoint the Tribunal membership, excluding the Chair and two Vice Chairs, which shall serve for three years, and which can be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of the CoM
Review the Codes from time to time and make recommendations to the Consortium on changes to them
Approve the operational framework within which the Codes work, deciding on how membership is to take effect and how to publicise the Codes to both owners and tenants
Commission and approve an Annual Report to be presented to the Government (currently the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) on the operation and development of the Codes
Receive an annual report on the financial viability of the Codes
Establish any special task groups to address and consider any issues or concerns it has in managing and developing the Codes.
The Committee of Management meets three times a year.
Current Membership
The current membership profile is as follows:
One representative nominated by each of the following organisations:
Association of Colleges (AOC)
The UK Student Services Organisation (AMOSSHE)
Association of Student Residential Accommodation (ASRA)
College and University Business Officers (CUBO)
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Two members from each of
Accreditation Network UK (ANUK)
Unipol
National Union of Students (NUS)
One member nominated from any supplier or manager with 2,000 or more bed spaces covered by the Codes
Six others to be elected from members with fewer than 2,000 bed spaces - 4 from members of the Code for Non-Educational Establishments and 2 from the Code for Educational Establishments.
The CoM shall normally meet not less than twice a year. The quorum is five.
The current membership is:
Chair
Richard Kington
Deputy Chair
Vacancy
Nominated organisations
Association of Colleges (AOC) - Vacant
The UK Student Services Organisation (AMOSSHE) - Emma Bales
Association of Student Residential Accommodation (ASRA) - Sarah Reynolds
College and University Business Officers (CUBO) - Michelle Christian
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) - William Tandoh
Consortium members
Accreditation Network UK (ANUK) - Linda Cobb and a vacancy
National Union of Students (NUS) - Hannah Sketchley and a vacancy
Unipol Student Homes - Sam Bailey-Watts and Nikki Verity
One member nominated from any owner with 2,000 or more bed spaces covered by the Codes:
Abodus - TBC
Aparto Student - TBC
Cambridge Colleges - Wendy Evans
Campus Living Villages - Claire Robinson
Cloud Students - Jennifer Courtliff
Collegiate AC - Ashley Jones
Corporate Residential Management Limited (CRM) - Tracy Stanton
Downing Students - Tariq Akbar
Dwell Student - Andrea Seddon
Fresh - Jane Crouch
Greystar - Tom Starling
Hello Student - Matt Robinson
Homes for Students - Simon West
Host – Tony Allen
IQ Student Accommodation Services Ltd - Sarah Cowing
Kexgill - Silke Dent
Mansion Student - Nicola Dean
Mezzino - Anne-Marie Hawley
Now Student - Paul Watson
Sanctuary Students - Paul Hardy
Scape - Neil Smith
Student Castle - Eddie Kane
Student Living at Sodexo - Kelly Harland
Student Roost - Rachel Cartwright
True Student - Kirsty Neil
Unite - Lettie Hubbuck
UPP Projects Ltd- William McGillivray
University of Greenwich - Lesley Morrison
University of Hertfordshire - Diane Kendrick
University of Leeds - Chantelle Aleksander
Urbanest - Simon Hedley
Vita Student - Georgina Weir
Yugo - Tracy Stanton
Co-opted members
Linh Hawke - Southern Housing
Allan Hilton - Affordable Student Accommodation
Click here to view the previous minutes of the CoM.