Publication Scheme
Legal Framework
The corporate status of FE ‘corporations’ was conferred by the Education Reform Act of 1988 and the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. This legislation is publicly available from the website of the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI). See www.opsi.gov.uk
The Derby College was established in 2002, following the merger of Derby College Wilmorton, Mackworth College Derby and Broomfield College. The dissolution orders for these three colleges are publicly available from the website of the OPSI. See www.opsi.gov.uk and enter ‘Derby College’ as a search term.
The Derby College was established under the Derby College (Government) Regulations 2001. The Instrument and Articles of Government are publicly available from the website of the OPSI. See www.opsi.gov.uk and enter ‘Derby College (Government) Regulations 2001’ as a search term. Alternatively go to the Governors section of our website.
How the institution is organised
Details of the work and membership of the Corporation of the Derby College (the Governing Body) and its committees can be found within the Governors section of our website.
Published minutes of the Corporation Board from October 2006 to date are available from within the Governors section of our website.
Details of the Terms of Reference of the following committees are also available from within the Governors section of our website:
Audit Committee including minutes from December 2005 to date.
Finance and Resources Committee including minutes from October 2005 to date.
Quality and Standards Committee including minutes from November 2005 to date.
Search Committee including minutes from December 2005 to date.
A calendar of meetings for the current academic year is available within the Governors section of our website.
The Clerk to the Governors can be contacted from the email link on the Governors page.
Printed copies of accompanying papers, or earlier Derby College Corporation Board papers and its sub-committees, can be obtained from the Archive, Information and Records Officer please click here.
College structure
Details of the College staff (including senior managers) are available upon request. A full structure chart is not published on our website, but extracts can be supplied if you specify which departments within the college you require.
Partnerships and wholly owned companies
Derby College has two wholly-owned subsidiary companies: Mackworth Business Services Ltd and Corporate College Ltd.
Both are registered with Companies House and those entries can be found at www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Income and expenditure details are published annually in the Companies’ annual accounts, which are approved by the respective Company Boards. The latest accounts are available upon request, please click here.
Full details of the work and services provided by Corporate College can be found on our website.
Student activities
An outline of activities organised for students can be found on our website under Student Life.
An outline of the activities of the Derby College Students Union can be found on our website under Students Union, but full details of the Student Union operation and activities can be found on their own website, www.dcsu.co.uk.
Funding / income
Information on the sources of funding and income are contained in the Members’ Report and Financial Statements, a copy of which is available upon request, please click here.
Budgetary and account information
See Funding / income above.
Financial audit reports
Audit reports are presented to the Audit Committee and to the Financial and Resources Committee of the Corporation. Copies of approved audit reports are available upon request, please click here. Please check the appropriate Minutes to identify specific needs.
Capital programme
Details of new developments, such as the Roundhouse development are shown on the website.
Financial details are considered by the Finance and Resources Committee and the Audit Committee of the Corporation. Copies of approved papers are available upon request, please click here. Please check the appropriate Minutes to identify specific needs.
Financial Regulations and procedures
A copy of the current Financial Regulations and Financial Procedures are available, please click here to request.
Staff pay and grading structures
An outline of staff costs is published in the Managements Accounts and the Members’ Report and Financial Statements, which are presented to the Finance and Resources Committee of the Corporation. Copies of the currently approved details are available, please click here to request.
We regret that details of individual staff salaries are not available.
General pay scales, as compiled by the college’s Payroll section, are available upon request, please click here.
Register of suppliers / Procurement and tender procedures and reports
Details of approved suppliers and procurement procedures are compiled and overseen by the Procurement staff working within the Finance team. Please click here for further details.
A Procurement Strategy can be obtained from the Archive, Information and Records Officer, please click here to request.
Procedures for the acquisition of goods and services, including tendering, are covered within the Financial Regulations, a copy of which is available, please click here to request.
Contracts
General details of contracts are covered within the business of the Audit Committee and the Finance and Resources Committee of the Corporation. Copies of relevant papers are available upon request, please click here. Please check the Minutes of the relevant committees to identify specific needs.
See also Register of suppliers / Procurement and tender procedures (above).