Governance Services and Key Contacts

Lara McCarthy

Head of Governance Services
Ext. 74342

Penny Hewitt

Admin Assistant (Council Committees and Governance)
Ext. 75918
Penny is the first point of contact for general queries about institutional governance.

Meet the Team

Governance service	Description	Key contact
Committee Room Bookings	Including rooms in University House and Argent Court. Also includes Senate House Council Chamber bookings.	Admin Assistant (Council Committees and Governance) committeeroombookings at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 75918
Committee Timetable	Sets out the formal Committee timetable for the University and is updated at the end of each academic year in advance of the commencement of the following year.	Administrative Officer (Governance) committeetimetable at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 22017
Committees	For further information about a formal University Committee, including the details of the Secretariat for a particular Committee.	Administrator (Governance) Governance at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 50914
University Calendar	The University Calendar includes the University’s Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations for staff and students, together with information on the University's history, Officers and formal Committees of the Council and the Senate.	Administrative Officer (Governance) Governance at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 22017
Committee Secretariat Training	Including advice and guidance on the role of the Committee Secretary, e.g. agenda setting, minute and report writing, how to handle confidential information and committee structure, and business flow.	Assistant Registrar (Governance) Governance at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 72844/51270
University Council	All matters related to the Council are looked after by the Council Secretariat team, who are located in Institutional Governance Services.	Head of Governance Services/Assistant Registrar (Governance) universitycouncil at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 74342/51270
University Senate	All matters related to the Senate are looked after by the Senate Secretariat team who are located in the Academic Registrar's Office.	senate at warwick dot ac dot uk
Steering Committee	All matters related to the Steering Committee are looked after by the Steering Secretariat team, who are located in Governance Services (including meetings of the Senate Steering Committee).	Administrative Officer (Governance) steering dot committee at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 22017
Anti-Bribery Policy	University policy relating to the prevention of dishonest, unfair or unprofessional business behaviour.	Assistant Registrar (Governance) antibribery at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 72844
Office for Students (previosuly HEFCE) Annual Accountability Return	Annual Accountability Return, which primarily relates to the submission that is made to the HEFCE by each University on 1 December each year.	Head of Governance Services Governance at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 74342
Governance Website	If you are having problems viewing a page or cannot find something.	Administrator (Governance) Governance at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 50914
Finance Committees	All matters related to the Finance and General Purposes Committee, the Financial Plan Sub-Committee of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, the Investment Sub-Committee and Budget Steering Group.	Assistant Registrar/Administrative Officer(Governance) FGPC at warwick dot ac dot uk FPSC at warwick dot ac dot uk investsubcommittee at warwick dot ac dot uk budgetsteering at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 51025/22017
Subsidiary Boards	All matters related to the Subsidiary Company Boards including the University of Warwick Science Park Board are now looked after by Finance.	Assistant Registrar (Finance)subsidiaryboards at warwick dot ac dot uk Ext. 22617