Governance
Constitution
Sheffield Hallam University is a Higher Education Corporation (HEC) under the terms of the 1988 Education Reform Act and operates under an Instrument and Articles of Government approved by the Privy Council. The powers of an HEC include the power to provide higher and further education and to carry out research and to publish the results of such research.
The 1992 Further and Higher Education Act permitted the former Polytechnic (Sheffield City Polytechnic) to adopt a university title and gave it degree-awarding powers. The University has exempt charitable status by virtue of the 1988 Act.
The Instrument outlines the membership and size of the Board of Governors and the appointment and tenure of governors and permits the establishment of Board officers and committees.
The Articles are more wide ranging. They outline the responsibilities of the Board of Governors, the Vice-Chancellor and the Academic Board, and the composition of the Academic Board. In addition, they cover various other matters such as the delegation of Board functions and procedures for its meetings, the powers and responsibilities of the Board and the Vice-Chancellor with regard to the suspension and dismissal of staff, and Board responsibilities for students.
