How are Member Groups governed?

Created by Laurence Cain, Modified on Mon, 17 Nov at 2:12 PM by Laurence Cain

BCS Member Group rules
BCS governance is based on a hierarchy of regulations, In respect of Member Groups this is as follows:-

Charter and Bye-laws approved by Privy Council
Member regulations approved at BCS AGM
BCS Code of Conduct
Trustee Board regulations
Member Group Rules approved by Community Board (Updated 2 February 2024)
Trustee Board Regulation Schedule 6: Responsibilities of BCS Officers (v4 - Last TB Review: 05/06/2024)
Guidelines for Boards and Committees (v6 - Last TB Review: 05/06/2024)
Conduct of Electronic Meetings (v7 - Last TB Review: 05/06/2024)
Sharing of Trustee Board Papers (v9 - Last TB Review: 05/06/2024)

Constitutions approved at the Member Group’s AGM. Note these are now optional for all Member Groups. Member Groups may choose not to have a constitution as the Member Group rules approved by Community Board now fulfil all the requirements of a Member Group constitution.

Each level must be compatible with the level above it. In the event of conflict between two documents the higher one takes precedence.

Our Boards and Committees
BCS has three Boards, which report into the BCS Trustee Board with each led by an elected Vice-President.

The Community Board is one of these three Boards. Community Board ensuring that BCS membership brings value to everyone. It helps us to grow our membership and member groups, and to make sure you’re fully supported and guided as a member.

Community Board has two sub-committees helping to improve all aspects of our membership: the Finance Committee, and the Community Support Committee (CSC).

You can read more about how BCS is governed on MyBCS.