>[!External Links]- >*[Link to CC27](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/its-your-decision-charity-trustees-and-decision-making)* ## The Basics When making decisions for your charity, you and the other trustees must: - act within your powers (see also the [[students as students]] test) - act in good faith and only in the interests of the charity - make sure you are sufficiently informed - take account of all relevant factors - ignore any irrelevant factors - manage conflicts of interest - make decisions that are within the range of decisions that a reasonable trustee body could make ## Notes Based on [[Source - Focus on Decision Making - Bates Wells Webinar by NUS Charity|Focus on Decision Making - Bates Wells Webinar]] - ==Decision making in SUs is difficult== because of - [[Student Officers]] - their inexperience, time pressure they are under to create change, and their democratic mandate - An unusually-engaged stakeholder group (democracy and community will do that to you) - Our 'educational' mandate- everything we do is about education, and it is broadly defined. This can get us into controversy - see [[Freedom of Speech]] - We have strong values, particularly EDI related. - We don't have a lot of resource - Also need to ensure that we are compliant with our constitution - see [[Salford SU Articles of Association|Articles of Association]] - Delegation of decision making authority is absolutely fine - The aim is for the trustees to *make or take* decisions, not for them to be put off. - External professional advice can be costly but bring them in for cheaper through partnerships and external trustees. Bring in more if there is particular