{"id":34176,"date":"2025-10-16T09:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/?page_id=34176"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:12:31","slug":"board-of-trustees-member-only","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/about\/governance-and-structure\/board-of-trustees-member-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"34176\" class=\"elementor elementor-34176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4de636 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4de636\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7531e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7531e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Role<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3228c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e3228c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for the activities of the Landscape Institute, in line with the requirements of the Charities Act 1993 and as prescribed by the Royal Charter, By-Laws and Regulations.<\/p><p>The role of the Board is to:<\/p><ul><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ensure that the Institute has a clear vision and a strategy focused on its achievements<\/li><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ensure that the Institute meets its objectives as set out in the Charter and retains its ethos and values<\/li><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ensure that the Institute complies with its legal and regulatory requirements<\/li><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ensure that expert advice is taken from members, Council and standing committees before decisions are made<\/li><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Act as guardians of the Institute&#8217;s assets, both tangible and intangible, and ensure the financial stability of the organisation<\/li><li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Agree performance targets for the Chief Executive and hold the staff team to account<\/li><\/ul><p>The Board&#8217;s role and responsibilities are set out in its <a href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Board-of-Trustees-Terms-of-Reference-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terms of Reference<\/a> and all Trustees are also subject to the <span style=\"color: #eb1c24;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trustee-Code-of-Conduct-Feb-2025-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustees Code of Conduct<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p>The LI <a href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/LI-Working-Together-Policy-April-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Working Together Policy<\/a> supports members, staff, contractors, LI bodies including Board and Council working together in a professional and supportive way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c07b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c07b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f52740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f52740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board has legal responsibility for the charity and meets at least 4 times a year. There are up to 13 Board members:<\/p><ul><li>5 Honorary Officers<ul><li>President<\/li><li>Vice-President<\/li><li>Honorary Secretary<\/li><li>Honorary Treasurer<\/li><li>President Elect or Immediate<\/li><li>Past President in alternate years<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>1 Non-Chartered Trustee<\/li><li>3 Standing Committee<\/li><li>Chairs (Education &amp; Careers, Knowledge &amp; Practice, Policy &amp; Public Affairs)<\/li><li>4 Independent Trustees<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864f459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"864f459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trustees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44478c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"44478c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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