Nomination committee links

UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (for accounting periods on or after 1 January 2025). Section 3: Composition, succession and evaluation
UK Corporate Governance Code 2018. Section 3: Composition, succession and evaluation

Published by the FRC in July 2018, the revised Guidance on board effectiveness looks at the role of the nomination committee in section 3 Composition, succession and evaluation.

Research by The FRC and the London Business School designed to both understand the implications of changes in board diversity in response to the Davies Review, Hampton-Alexander review and the Parker Review and to look forward, to suggest how they can be accelerated. The report was launched with the press release Diverse boards lead to better corporate culture and performance

Grant Thornton's review of the annual reports of 252 of the UK’s FTSE 350 companies. The section on nomination committees looks at how successfully the annual report cover the scope and focus of the committee's work, including board composition, independence, diversity and the board evaluation process.

20 page paper from EY from 2016 that looks into the role of boards and committees in governing culture. Questions on culture for the consideration of the Nomination Committee can be found on page 6.

Good practice guidance prepared by the Small and medium practices committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Includes modules on managing staff, client relationship management and succession planning, with checklists covering the sale of a firm and the sale of fee-parcels. Available to download in PDF format.

KPMG Board leadership centre - guidance and resources to help facilitate the skills and knowledge required by both nomination committee and remuneration committee members.

Guidance note from ICSA -the Governance Institute. States that this guidance is for 'a company seeking to comply fully with the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code, published July 2018 (the Code)'.

ICSA / EY report from May 2016, structured into three main sections - Looking deeper into the company to identify and help to develop its future leaders; Casting the net wider to identify potential directors; Thinking further ahead than the immediate replacement of a retiring board member. Points for boards and nomination committees to consider are highlighted.

FRC discussion paper from October 2015 which focuses on board succession for executives and non-executives of those companies to which the Corporate Governance Code applies. It may also be relevant to other organisations. The aim of the paper is to look at key issues, make suggestions for best practice and to look at how the nomination committee can be most effective. Includes responses to discussion paper and the feedback statement.