Council approves policies, strategy, budgets and major funding decisions.
Policies and Strategies are expressed in the Council's Annual Report and its Strategic Plan . The Board provides a high-level overview for developing coherent funding strategies for research across universities and institutes. The Strategy Board's remit is to advise Council in the development and preparation of its Strategic Plan and Operating Plan and, within the framework of the plans agreed by Council, to ensure effective implementation. The remit of the Audit Committee is to provide a high level and visible forum for monitoring standards of internal control and financial propriety, thus providing reassurance to the Chief Executive as Accounting Officer, and to Council members. Each Committee consists of twelve members drawn from the academic and user communities.