Governance
Here you’ll find information about who is responsible for the governance of the Society, our Strategy, and our policies and bylaws.
BIOS Governance Structure
BIOS is governed by a Board of Trustees, all of whom are elected by the members:
- Chair – elected nationally
- Vice-Chair – elected nationally
- 3 England representatives – elected by members in England
- 1 representative each from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland– elected by members in the respective countries.
- Leaders of Orthoptic Profession (LOOP) Lead
BIOS is both a company and a charity. As such, the Trustees also serve as company directors.
The Board of Trustees meets 4-5 times each year. They are also supported by a wider advisory Council, which meets together with the Trustees twice a year. View a BIOS organisation chart.
Details of the current Trustees and Council members can be found here. Their terms of office are available here.
Our trade union, BOSTU, is run independently, although the General Secretary attends the Board of Trustees as a non-voting member. Find out more about the structure of BOSTU.
Strategic Plan
BIOS has a clear vision of what we want to achieve over the next few years, which is set out in our Strategic Plan.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that the Plan is delivered and, at the end of it, reporting on our success to our members.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
The responsibilities of our Trustees and the purpose of the Society are set our in our Memorandum and Articles, with further detail provided through by-laws.
AGMs & Reports
Both BIOS and BOSTU hold AGMs every summer, usually as part of our annual conference or symposium, where we present an annual report alongside our statement of accounts for the previous year.
You can find out details of our latest AGMs and copies of all of our past reports here.