- Legal authority
- Company board
- Academic advice
- Committees and appointed assessors
- Records
- Decisions, conflicts, terms and policy versions
Company board
The board is responsible for statutory compliance, strategy, financial stewardship, risk, safeguarding of institutional assets and approval of delegated authority. Legal responsibility cannot be transferred to an advisory committee or Division.
Delegated authority
- Membership administration applies the published categories and terms.
- Fellowship assessment applies the published evidence threshold and review procedure.
- Honours decisions require authority specific to the distinction concerned.
- Editorial approval is separate from sponsorship and commercial administration.
- Divisions advise on subject matters but cannot bind the company without written authority.
Conflicts of interest
A person involved in assessment, procurement, appointment, publication or recognition must disclose a relevant personal, professional or financial interest. The response may include recording the interest, restricting access, recusal or independent reassignment.
Decision records
Material decisions record the authority used, participants, declared conflicts, evidence considered, outcome and effective date. Confidential material remains restricted, but the governing rule and public consequence should be intelligible.
Accountability
- Annual statutory filings through Companies House.
- Financial controls appropriate to the scale and risk of activity.
- Versioned public terms, criteria and policies.
- Complaints and review routes separated from the original decision where practicable.
- Public correction of inaccurate institutional or status information.