AATâs Council has unveiled radical changes to AATâs governance structure. It wants to create a new, streamlined AAT Board, to work alongside a reconfigured AAT Membersâ Council.
Working on guidance from the Charity Governance Code, instead of 20 decision-makers. the new board would have âat least five but no more than 12 trusteesâ. And, it will be this board that ultimately oversees AATâs ÂŁ30m annual turnover, scrutinising operational performance.
President Kevin Bragg (pictured) said the changes are needed to âimprove decision-making into the futureâ. He also feels the new proposed structure will protect the membersâ voice. To this end a new 50-person AAT Members’ Advisory Council will be formed, with opportunities for student input and observers expected.
It is being proposed that the role of President and vice president would be continued.
However, as part of the changeover Council has said elections for the next Council (for the period of 12 months from October 2024) will have to be suspended, and it is expected the next elections will now take place before the 2025 AGM.
Bragg stressed that there is nothing sinister in the suspension. He explained: âPlainly, it is because the members deserve tyo have a say on this at our highest decision-making forum, our AGM.â
That AGM takes place on Friday 25 October 2024.
