Council

The BSR is a registered charity in England and Wales, and members of the Council are its trustees. Charity law imposes a number of specific duties on all charity trustees. In essence these are:

• A duty of compliance with the charity’s objects, its governing documents and all relevant legislation and regulation.

• A duty of care, to ensure that the charity is well run and efficient and that professional advice is sought in order to manage risk.

• A duty of prudence in respect of managing the charity’s assets.

The terms of reference for the Council can be viewed here .

Under the Bye-Laws of the BSR, the Council of the BSR is entitled to appoint such faculties and/or advisory committees as it believes to be desirable to assist in the discharge of its tasks.

These include:
– Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
– Faculty of Architecture
– Faculty of the Fine Arts