Statutory policies for trusts

Information for trust boards and governance professionals on the policies and documents they must have.

This is not intended to be a complete list of policies. Unless otherwise stated in the relevant statutory or non-statutory guidance, it is up to boards to decide whether and how to delegate the creation, maintenance and approval of policy documents within their trust.   

Boards remain accountable for these documents and the policies and procedures contained within them. 

The list includes a link to where trusts can find guidance and, where available, a model policy.

Advice and model policies may also be available from sector organisations such as:

Statutory policies for trust boards

Trust boards must have policies on:

Review process

It is recommended that trust boards should review these policies annually. This is with the exception of the equality objectives policies which can be be reviewed every 4 years.