Independent investigative reports into the alleged councillor misconduct at Handforth Parish Council confirm our initial assessment of the situation.

Jeremy Small, Partner at Independent Audit, began his career as a company secretary 30 years ago after a false start in accounting exposed him to the profession that proved to be his passion.

An inspiring trip to Uganda reminds us: good governance is global.

It’s not just the government: schools, careers advisers and young people themselves are keen on apprenticeships. The experiences of two governance apprentices suggest it’s also a route to richer diversity and new sources of talent for the profession.

In our research of 50 FTSE companies, we realised you cannot understand board composition in its fuller meaning without an analysis of information from multiple disparate components. We present our findings – and a suggested solution on how to transform the board’s approach to composition through explicit design that responds to specific circumstances.

Organisational development is a process through which organisations can build their capacity for change; developing skills in this area feels like second nature for governance professionals.