Committee of Management Aims and objectives The Committee of Management (CoM) is the operational body for the Codes and has overall operational responsibility for their functioning. Terms of reference 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 Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities) 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. 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) Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) UniversitiesUK 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: ChairTBC Deputy ChairIan Fletcher Nominated organisationsAssociation of Colleges (AOC) - TBCThe UK Student Services Organisation (AMOSSHE) - Emma BalesAssociation of Student Residential Accommodation (ASRA) - Sarah ReynolsCollege and University Business Officers (CUBO) - Robin WalshDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) - William TandohUUK - Fay Sherrington Consortium membersAccreditation Network UK (ANUK) - Linda Cobb and Ian FletcherNational Union of Students (NUS) - TBC and a vacancyUnipol Student Homes - Martin Blakey and Ian Robertson One member nominated from any owner with 3,000 or more bed spaces covered by the Codes:Abodus - Katherine AustinAparto Student - Fathi MohamoudCambridge Colleges - Wendy EvansCampus Living Villages - Paddy JackmanCloud Students - Jennifer CourtliffCollegiate AC - Michelle GardnerCorporate Residential Management Limited (CRM) - Christopher HodgsonDowning Students - Tariq AkbarDwell Student - Andrea SeddonFresh - Jane CrouchHello Student - Matt RobinsonHomes for Students - Simon WestHost - Daniel KingIQ Student Accommodation Services Ltd - Ebru ErtemKexgill - Richard StottMezzino - Jamie EustaceNovel Student - Michelle SingletonSanctuary Students - Paul HardyScape - Neil SmithSouthern Housing - Linh HawkeStudent Castle - Alan BairdStudent Living at Sodexo - John LawStudent Roost - John FordUnite - Jo BlairUPP Projects Ltd- Billy SutchUniversity of Hertfordshire - Diane KendrickUniversity of Leeds - Sue GreenUrbanest - Simon HedleyVita Student - Georgina WeirYugo - Simon Griffiths Co-opted membersNicola Dean - Mansion StudentAllan Hilton - Affordable Student AccommodationVictoria Johnson - Leeds Beckett UniversityChris Kemp - Guy Chester CentreJoanne Pollard - Prime Student Living Click here to view the minutes of the CoM. Committee of Management Standing Orders The ChairThe Chair is appointed for a period of three years by the CoM. The post is remunerated at a rate agreed by the Committee within the budgetary process. The rate of remuneration is confidential. The Chair cannot be a representative of an accommodation supplier and, ideally, should be independent of all suppliers, although knowledge of the student housing market, its standards and practices is vital. Every meeting must have a Chair. The Chair's duties are to ensure that the meeting is conducted in such a way that the business for which it was convened is properly attended to. This includes preserving order and ensuring that the meeting does not get bogged down and thereby does not have time to conclude its business. On the other hand the Chair must ensure that all those entitled to do so may express their views and that the decisions taken by the meeting adequately reflect the views of the meeting as a whole. The Chair decides upon the agenda and may sign off the minutes on his or her own authority. The Chair's authority and responsibility in connection with meetings mean that his or her position is one of great influence. The Chair also has considerable authority outside meetings because they are seen as the spokesperson for the Committee and are seen as representing the Committee to outside bodies. The Chair is the first point of reference for any investigation of complaints made against Unipol or any provider whose representative is nominated and sits as a member of the Tribunal as a Vice-Chair. The Chair may be given additional authority by the Committee in certain areas either by a specific decision of the Committee or by accepted custom and practice. In the event that the Chair is indisposed or cannot attend a meeting then the Deputy Chair will be required to step in. Attendance of existing membersThis Standing Order was agreed by the Committee of Management on 2 March 2007. Members missing three consecutive meetings should be asked to attend the next meeting and, if they fail to do this, they are deemed to have resigned. After this resignation they cannot serve or be nominated on to the CoM for three years from the date of that meeting. If the member concerned is nominated as a representative of a provider, that organisation shall be invited to nominate a new member. The NCA is charged with writing to the member concerned, drawing their attention to their absences and stating that unless they attend the next meeting they will be deemed to have resigned. Substitutes at meetingsThis Standing Order was agreed by the CoM on 2 March 2007. In the case of members nominated by providers any substitutes shall be given a full role on the CoM so long as they are named by the nominating body as carrying such status and that the National Codes Administrator is informed of this in writing (including by email) not less than 48 hours before the meeting. Failing this, any substitute shall have visitor status and have speaking rights only at the gift of the Chair. In the case of individual members (defined as not nominated by an accommodation provider), no substitutes are acceptable but visitor status can be requested from the NCA so long as this request is made not less than 48 hours before the meeting. The Chair will decide whether to grant visitor status.