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Directors are Trustees and should:
Directors are Trustees and should:
*Act in Freegle’s best interests,
*Act in Freegle's best interests,
*Manage Freegle’s resources responsibly, and  
*Manage Freegle's resources responsibly, and
*Act with reasonable care and skill
*Act with reasonable care and skill.


also:
Directors are also expected to:
*You are expected to attend regular Board Meetings, and to have read all papers presented to that meeting.
*Attend regular Board Meetings, and to have read all papers presented to that meeting.
*You are expected to follow and contribute to discussion between meetings except where circumstances prevent you from doing so.
*Follow and contribute to discussion between meetings, except where circumstances prevent them from doing so.
*You must work with other Board members, primarily online, to ensure the Board is an effective body. This requires good team-working.  
*Work with other Board members, primarily online, to ensure the Board is an effective body. This requires good team-working.
* You are expected to participate in tasks over and above Board Meetings from time to time. This typically involves working with one or two other Directors as a sub-group, for example to investigate a particular area and make a recommendation to the whole Board.
*Participate in tasks over and above Board Meetings from time to time. This typically involves working with one or two other Directors as a sub-group, for example to investigate a particular area and make a recommendation to the whole Board.


 
You may find it useful to read more in the Charity Commission's Essential Trustee guidance: [[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-essential-trustee-what-you-need-to-know-cc3/the-essential-trustee-what-you-need-to-know-what-you-need-to-do]]
You may find it useful to read more in the Charity Commission’s Essential Trustee [[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-essential-trustee-what-you-need-to-know-cc3/the-essential-trustee-what-you-need-to-know-what-you-need-to-do]]


FCA: [[https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/RFCCBS/8/1.html]] Section 8.1.5
FCA: [[https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/RFCCBS/8/1.html]] Section 8.1.5
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Links to the internal documents relating to Board activities: [[https://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Category:Freegle_Board]]
Links to the internal documents relating to Board activities: [[https://wiki.ilovefreegle.org/Category:Freegle_Board]]


Conflict of Interest procedure -[[Conflicts_of_Interest_Procedure]]
Conflict of Interest procedure: [[Conflicts_of_Interest_Procedure]]
 


*[[2. The Director Role]]
*[[2. The Director Role]]
*[[2.2 Other expectations]]
*[[2.2 Other expectations]]


Link: [[Director Handbook]]
Link: [[Director Handbook]]


[[category:2.The Director Role]]
[[Category:Organisation & Governance]]
[[Category:Director Handbook]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

The role of a Freegle Director is laid out here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HFgRRDk3N1R06bDOQpBERkNYFrcp_N8ptiMxSUmn-lY/edit

Directors are Trustees and should:

  • Act in Freegle's best interests,
  • Manage Freegle's resources responsibly, and
  • Act with reasonable care and skill.

Directors are also expected to:

  • Attend regular Board Meetings, and to have read all papers presented to that meeting.
  • Follow and contribute to discussion between meetings, except where circumstances prevent them from doing so.
  • Work with other Board members, primarily online, to ensure the Board is an effective body. This requires good team-working.
  • Participate in tasks over and above Board Meetings from time to time. This typically involves working with one or two other Directors as a sub-group, for example to investigate a particular area and make a recommendation to the whole Board.

You may find it useful to read more in the Charity Commission's Essential Trustee guidance: [[1]]

FCA: [[2]] Section 8.1.5

Links to the internal documents relating to Board activities: [[3]]

Conflict of Interest procedure: Conflicts_of_Interest_Procedure

Link: Director Handbook