HLS Corporate Governance Support Services

Document drafting

We can create bespoke documents or review and refine existing documents. You can simply receive document suggestions from us, or we can collaborate closely with stakeholders to create and evolve documents that meet your requirements (as those requirements are identified and articulated). 

Project support 

If you need a person to just make these things happen, we can do that. We provide project support to help you implement new governance approaches. As required, we can work to your implementation plan or design one for you.

General support

If you have a specific plan to enhance your approach to governance, or you're not sure what exactly you need, we can: 

• Run or support workshopping to develop new approaches/documents. 
• Take a phone/video call to chat through your objectives and questions. 

• Constitutions 
• Schemes of Delegation 
• Matters Reserved to the Board 
• Internal governance infrastructure (design of internal assurance groups/ functions, and flow of responsibilities and accountabilities) 
• Group/ system governance infrastructure   
• Terms of Reference 
• Board assurance frameworks 
• Decision making frameworks  
• Corporate governance policies (including risk management frameworks) 
• Modern slavery statements and policies 
• Board reporting 
• Board member induction packs 
• Board report templates 
• Development of risk management approaches/ risk reviews  
• Effectiveness reviews 
• Compliance reviews/ audits 
• Cap tables/ records of ownership  
• Registers of Interest/ Registers of Gifts  
• Information governance oversight frameworks  
• Data protection governance documentation and processes 

• Regulatory regime compliance reviews/ recommendations/ action plans  
• Board and sub-committee agenda planning   
• The production of business cases, board proposals, early concept mapping, impact assessments, evaluation reports, stakeholder engagement reports etc   
• Supporting leaders to define corporate strategies/ business plans for service lines, business lines, corporate entities, and multi-partner groups.   
• Supporting leaders to articulate their delivery plans and facilitating/ supporting stakeholder engagement in relation to the same 
• New legislation/ regulation review and recommendations for implementation  
• Interpretation of legislation/ regulation (including advice on remit of powers)   
• Supporting/ coordinating/ reporting on due diligence ahead of potential acquisitions/ mergers/ business transfers.  
• Support with completion of due diligence questionnaires/ proforma  
• Articulating ESG strategies, pledges, and monitoring progress