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Email: advisory@sensescotland.org.uk
Phone: 0141 429 0294
Our governing body is known as the National Council and currently comprises of 9 trustees who meets five times each year. Trustees are inducted into their role primarily through a Trustee guidance file. New Trustees meet with the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer where the guidance is outlined to them. The National Council has established six senior groups comprising the Senior Management, the Directorate Group, the Finance Group, the Partnership Forum, the Operations Group and the Public Policy Group. The Treasurer, who is also a Trustee, sits on the Finance Group, which meets every month. The Finance Group oversees all financial aspects of the charity's operations so as to ensure short and long-term viability. It reviews the three-year strategic plan and budget and monitors performance against them and financial forecasts. There are a number of other working groups to help with the day-to-day running of the charity.
Current Trustees and Areas of interest:
Trustees are normally appointed for a three-year term but this can be extended. The Chief Executive, Depute Director, Senior Assistant Director and Assistant Director attend every Trustees' meeting and are informed of decisions made by Trustees. Minutes from Trustees' meetings are circulated to the senior management group (SMG) members. All SMG members meet as a minimum once a year with the Trustees.
The Staff Partnership Group which meets several times each year look at staff concerns and issues.
The Service User Consultation Group which meets most months, comprises of a group of people who use our services; they discuss any issues that they have about our services as well as representing the concerns of all people who use our services across the country.
Constitution; Sense Scotland is a charitable company incorporated as a private company limited by guarantee. The sole member is Sense (formerly The National Deafblind & Rubella Association) which itself is a charitable company incorporated in England. Sense Scotland was established as a charitable company in November 1993 and is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association under the Companies Act 2006.