Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109458

NHS Foundation Trusts: Governing Bodies

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the removal of the requirement for foundation trusts to have governors.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Council of Governors at National Health Service foundation trusts have a range of statutory roles and powers including representing the views of local populations, staff, and other stakeholders to the foundation trusts’ board. The removal of the Counc...

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