TS-BGS-01 - Trustee board meetings are scheduled, quorate, and minuted | Muslim Council of Britain

TS-BGS-01 Trust & Stewardship Board Governance & Strategy CORE Compliance v2.9.7

Trustee board meetings are scheduled, quorate, and minuted

This criterion evaluates whether trustees hold quorate, regularly scheduled meetings with timely papers and properly approved minutes. It ensures minutes record attendees, declarations of interest, decisions with rationale, dissent, and action owners while applying data minimization principles (avoiding excessive personal data). Minutes are secured in line with UK GDPR/Data Protection Act with defined retention and access controls.

Quranic Verses

Hadith

Sahih al-Bukhari #7138

Sahih Muslim #1829

Fiqh Principles

Islamic Concepts

Shūrā

Mutual consultation emphasizing collective decision-making, transparency, and accountability.

Muḥāsabah

Accountability. Formal minutes and action logs create a clear record of commitments.

Iḥsān

Excellence. Well-structured, documented meetings manifest Iḥsān in governance.

‘Adl

Justice. Requires fair process, recording rationale/dissent, and transparent follow-up.

Ḥifẓ al-Amānah

Safeguarding Trust. Ensuring confidentiality of sensitive board discussions (in-camera) and protecting data.

Related Criteria

TS-BGS-02 Trustees set direction & strategy TS-BGS-03 Trustees meet statutory reporting TS-BGS-04 Finance represented in decisions TS-BGS-05 Annual board and executive skills-gap analysis conducted and actioned TS-BGS-06 Public remuneration & expense disclosure for senior staff

Version

2.9.7 2025-11-06

Discussion (1)

Administrator 2026-03-07 11:07:39.211848

📋 **Version updated: 1.0.0 → 2.9.7** **Changes:** Updated islamic_references from mizan-297.json

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