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IT Strategy Committee

The IT Strategy Committee (ITSC) is appointed by the board to oversee IT strategy, governance, and risk. The ITSC consists of board members and executive leaders from IT development, finance, operations, quality, and decisions. It is responsible for developing a long-term IT strategy aligned with business goals, approving significant projects over £1 million, and optimizing costs while managing risks. The ITSC requests internal audit reports, approves audit plans, and reports matters relating to projects, performance, risks, and compliance to the board and audit committee.

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IT Strategy Committee

The IT Strategy Committee (ITSC) is appointed by the board to oversee IT strategy, governance, and risk. The ITSC consists of board members and executive leaders from IT development, finance, operations, quality, and decisions. It is responsible for developing a long-term IT strategy aligned with business goals, approving significant projects over £1 million, and optimizing costs while managing risks. The ITSC requests internal audit reports, approves audit plans, and reports matters relating to projects, performance, risks, and compliance to the board and audit committee.

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IT STRATEGY COMMITTEE ITSC

TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. Authority
a) The committee is appointed by the board.
b) The chairman of the committee is appointed by the board and is a member
of the board.
c) The committee is accountable to the board for final decisions relating to
IT strategy both current and future
IT governance
IT risk

2. Membership
a) The committee consists of board and executive members

Head of IT Development
Finance/IT Director
Decisions Director
Operations Director
Quality Director
A minimum of three board members (including the chairman of the
committee)

b) A quorum will consist of two board and two executive members

3. Responsibilities
The committee will be responsible for considering IT issues affecting the operation
and/or management of the Service. Such responsibility will include the following
a) The development of a long term IT/IS strategy
b) Alignment of IT with business direction
c) Approval of any significant or high risk new IT projects or any significant or
high risk changes to existing IT systems, save that any IT project or change
to existing IT systems with a budget in excess of 1 million shall also
require the approval of the whole board.
d) Formulation of recommendations in respect of projects and/or changes to
existing systems referred to the whole board.
e) Use of best practice
f) The relevance of IT developments from a business perspective
g) The achievement of strategic IT objectives
h) Optimisation of IT costs
i) The role and the value of external IT sourcing
j) The high level progress, performance, cost effectiveness, ongoing business
relevance, delivery and timeliness of IT projects and systems
k) Exposure to IT risks, including information security risk and compliance risk,
and the containment of risks

November 2005

l)

Reporting on the matters above to the board and/or the audit committee as
appropriate

4. Audit
The committee will
a)
b)
c)
d)

Request, monitor and review IT related internal audit reports


Approve IT internal audit work plans
Refer IT related audit reports to the audit committee
At least once a year, the committee shall meet the internal auditors without
any executive members of the committee being present.

5. Meetings
a) Meetings will be held each quarter in the first year; the frequency to be
reviewed thereafter;
b) Other members of staff or third party suppliers may attend by invitation of
the committee.
c) The agenda for the meeting and any supporting papers must be submitted
at least one week in advance of the meeting.
d) Agenda items can be raised by anyone on the committee.
e) Minutes from each meeting will be circulated to the board and the executive
team as soon as possible.

November 2005

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