Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
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Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
Chunk 198
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 as further described in Our governance framework from page 70. All Directors have access to the advice of the Group Company Secretary. The roles of Chair, Group Chief Executive, SID and Non-Executive Directors are defined within the Barclays Charter of Expectations, along with the behaviours and competencies for each role, as outlined on page 71. Directors are expected to commit sufficient time to ensure they can discharge their obligations to Barclays effectively, as detailed in our Board Nominations Committee report on page 80. The Board is responsible for setting the strategy for the Group. The day-to-day management of the Group is delegated by the Board to the Group Chief Executive who is supported by his ExCo, the composition of which is outlined on page 68. Details of the number of meetings of the Board and its Committees, and the individual attendance by Directors, can be found in Our governance framework on page 71 and in each respective Board Committee report. Composition, Succession and Evaluation All Board and senior management appointments are based on merit and objective criteria, which focus on the skills, experience and diversity of thought required for the Board's effectiveness and the delivery of the Group's strategy. A revised Board Diversity and Inclusion Policy was adopted in February 2024. In December 2024, the Board reaffirmed the gender and ethnic diversity targets set out in the Policy for 2025. For further detail on the Board Diversity and Inclusion Policy, refer to the Board Nominations Committee report on page 78. Board appointments are made following a rigorous and transparent process facilitated by the Board Nominations Committee, with the aid of external search consultancy firms. All Directors are subject to annual re-election at the AGM. See page 106 for further detail. Each year, an effectiveness review is carried out on the performance of the Board, Board Committees and individual Directors. In line with the Code, an externally-facilitated review was conducted for 2024. Refer to the Board Nominations Committee report from page 83 for details of the 2024 effectiveness review as well as progress against the findings from the internally facilitated Board review for 2023. Strategy Shareholder information Climate and sustainability report Risk review Financial review Financial statements Barclays PLC 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F 104Governance Directors&#8217; report: How we comply

Audit, Risk and Internal Control Remuneration The Board, together with the Board Audit Committee, is responsible for ensuring the integrity of this Annual Report and that the financial statements as a whole