Governance and Committees

A full list of our decision-making groups is provided below. Further details regarding the remit of these groups are available upon request. Please visit our information request page to submit your request.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is detailed in our Equality Mainstreaming report below.

The purpose of the Audit and Risk Committee is to provide assurance to the Board of Zero Waste Scotland that there is effective governance in place as regards arrangements for external and internal audit functions, budgeting and reporting and risk management. 

The Governance Group for the Record and Data Management Strategy oversees the implementation and ongoing delivery of the Record and Data Management Strategy and action plan within Zero Waste Scotland. It enables ownership of and collaboration on policies, procedures and systems/tools outlined within the strategy. Providing a forum for alignment and strategic decision making with regards to organisational requirements and best practice interoperability solutions. 

The core objectives of the group are to: 

• Establish guidelines for effective record and data management practices and drive continuous improvement and innovation in our approach
• Facilitate decision making processes with an auditable change management procedure for amendments to core record and data management policies, procedures, architecture, systems and tools, ensuring interoperability in identified solutions
• Enable a clear process and facilitate discussion for developing data products, ensuring alignment to organisational requirements and the data and records management strategy
• Facilitate communication and knowledge sharing across the organisation to maximise value our Zero Waste Scotland records and data.

Zero Waste Scotland Board has a People and Remuneration Committee (the “Committee”), which is a sub-committee of the Board and to which it reports. The Committee’s responsibilities are discharged on behalf of Zero Waste Scotland. 

The main role of the Committee is to advise and assist the Board on matters relating to: 

• Remuneration of the Board and Zero Waste Scotland employees
• Executive level employee remuneration which shall be explicitly decided by this committee
• Strategies and policies aimed at ensuring that the Company’s culture is consistent with its values
• Programs related to executive development and talent management programs and initiatives
• The organisational staff structure and the operating model of the Company, ensuring they are appropriate to achieve the Company’s strategy and objectives
• Overseeing the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy and implementation thereof
• Non-Executive Board Director succession planning and induction training

The Outcome Programme Board was established to provide governance, oversight, and decision-making authority for the Outcome Programme. Its primary purpose is to ensure the successful delivery of the programme's objectives outlined in the Delivery Plan, alignment with organisational goals in the Corporate Plan, and effective management of resources. 

The Portfolio & Business Review Meeting was formed to review the organisation’s operational management against portfolio and corporate delivery objectives. The review meeting is used to enhance the organisation’s ability to weave consistent governance through all accountable areas and produce high-level conversations to the Board of Directors and Leadership Team. This meeting is for critical review, not for general reporting on items achieved. 

Please note that matters for discussion within these Governance meetings are on occasion confidential and therefore members of the public cannot attend these meetings. Requests for copies of reports considered with the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) 2002, and taking into consideration issues of confidentiality, copyright and data protection.