Senior Management Team (formerly Secretariat Management Group)

The Senior Management Team (SMT) is the top-level leadership and management forum in the Assembly Secretariat. Its primary role is to ensure the effective delivery of the Assembly Commission's Corporate Strategy.

SMT also has responsibility for advising and supporting the Chief Executive in the exercise of her duties. This includes advice and support on the strategic direction and overall management of the Assembly Secretariat. In addition to this advisory and support role, SMT also fulfils a leadership role across each of the Directorates which includes the co-ordination and delivery of cross-Directorate activities. SMT has responsibility for the development and implementation of strategy, management of risk, and oversight of performance including financial performance and service delivery. The terms of reference for SMT are available at Annex 4 of the Corporate Governance Framework.

Individual functional responsibilities are delegated to SMT members under letters of delegation issued by the Chief Executive. Therefore, SMT members have both individual and collective responsibility for the effective operation of the Assembly Secretariat. However, the Chief Executive retains final authority for all decisions or plans made by SMT.

SMT comprises the Chief Executive as Chair and the Directors of:

  • Corporate Services;
  • Legal, Governance and Research Services and
  • Parliamentary Services.

Other advisors who are not members of SMT (both internal and external) may be invited to attend SMT meetings for particular agenda items.

Minutes of SMT meetings, which are held monthly, are listed below.

You can also view a Register of Interests for SMT members.

2023

31 October 2023

22 September 2023

11 August 2023

28 June 2023

2 June 2023

3 May 2023

28 March 2023

28 February 2023

31 January 2023

2022

15 December 2022

30 November 2022

2 November 2022

29 September 2022

5 August 2022

21 June 2022

25 May 2022

1 April 2022

25 February 2022

28 January 2022

2021

16 December 2021

18 and 26 November 2021

22 October 2021

23 September 2021

24 June 2021

27 May 2021

30 April 2021

26 March 2021

26 February 2021

29 January 2021

2020

17 December 2020

20 November 2020

23 October 2020

24 September 2020

31 July 2020

3 July 2020

29 May 2020

30 April 2020

3 April 2020

12 February 2020

24 January 2020

2019

17 December 2019

20 November 2019

23 October 2019

24 September 2019

15 August 2019

17 June 2019

22 May 2019

16 April 2019

26 March 2019

26 February 2019

23 January 2019

2018

17 December 2018

20 November 2018

24 October 2018

19 September 2018

22 August 2018

19 June 2018

22 May 2018

25 April 2018

16 March 2018

21 February 2018

18 January 2018

2017

20 December 2017

26 October 2017

27 September 2017

25 August 2017

18 July 2017

21 June 2017

26 May 2017

24 April 2017

30 March 2017

24 February 2017

18 January 2017

2016

16 December 2016

16 November 2016

19 October 2016

16 September 2016

1 July 2016

3 June 2016

13 May 2016

15 April 2016

25 March 2016

15 January 2016

24 February 2016

2015

04 December 2015

28 October 2015

02 October 2015

04 September 2015

02 July

29 May

19 May

01 May

03 April

27 Feburary

29 January 

09 January

2014

05 December

14 November

08 October

03 September

04 July

06 June

16 May

11 April

07 March 

14 February

16 January 

2013

13 December

14 November

04 October

12 September

03 July

13 June

15 May

18 April

08 March

08 February

18 January

2012

05 December

09 November

10 October

07 September

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