{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ada-national-college-for-digital-skills-government-regulations-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/767",
  "legislation_title": "The Ada National College for Digital Skills (Government) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ada-national-college-for-digital-skills-government-regulations-2016",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Responsibilities of the Corporation, the Chief Executive and the Clerk",
  "text": "(1) The Corporation shall be responsible for the following functions—\n(a) the determination and periodic review of the educational character and mission of the institution and the oversight of its activities;\n(b) publishing arrangements for obtaining the views of staff and students on the determination and periodic review of the educational character and mission of the institution and the oversight of its activities;\n(c) approving the quality strategy of the institution;\n(d) the effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the institution and the Corporation and safeguarding their assets;\n(e) approving annual estimates of income and expenditure;\n(f) the appointment (through an open and transparent process), grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the Chief Executive, and the Clerk, including, where the Clerk is, or is to be appointed as, a member of staff, the Clerk’s appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of pay in the capacity of a member of staff;\n(g) the appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the Senior Leadership Team;\n(h) setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff;\n(i) reviewing the appetite for risk of the institution including reviewing and approving the risk register of the institution from time to time.\n(2) Subject to the responsibilities of the Corporation, the Chief Executive shall be the chief executive and Principal of the institution, and shall be responsible for the following functions—\n(a) making proposals to the Corporation about the educational character and mission of the institution and implementing the decisions of the Corporation;\n(b) the determination of the institution’s academic and other activities including all curriculum matters;\n(c) preparing annual estimates of income and expenditure for consideration and approval by the Corporation, and the management of budget and resources within the estimates approved by the Corporation;\n(d) the organisation, direction and management of the institution and leadership of the staff;\n(e) the appointment, assignment, grading, appraisal, suspension, dismissal and determination, within the framework set by the Corporation, of the pay and conditions of service of staff, where the Clerk is also a member of the staff;\n(f) representing the interests of the institution externally; and\n(g) maintaining student discipline and, within the rules and procedures provided for within these Articles, suspending or expelling students on disciplinary grounds or expelling students for academic reasons.\n(3) The Clerk shall be responsible for the following functions—\n(a) advising the Corporation with regard to the operation of its powers;\n(b) advising the Corporation with regard to procedural matters;\n(c) advising the Corporation with regard to the conduct of its business; and\n(d) advising the Corporation with regard to matters of governance practice.\n(4) The Chief Executive shall also be responsible for the following functions unless otherwise delegated by the Corporation to a member of the Senior Leadership Team from time to time—\n(a) advising the Corporation with regard to curriculum matters;\n(b) advising the Corporation with regard to student recruitment matters;\n(c) advising the Corporation with regard to the recruitment and management of staff except for those set out in article 3(1)(g);\n(d) advising the Corporation with regard to capital and estate matters; and\n(e) such other functions as the Corporation agrees from time to time.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/767/schedule/2/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:21:33.568416+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}