Governance Structure

HLA has Members, Trustees and Local Governors who all play an important role in the governance of our Trust. 

Members act as guardians of the Trust’s vision and custodians of governance, holding the Trust Board to account.

The Trust Board is the accountable body responsible for setting the strategic direction and all matters relating to financial regulations and compliance reporting to the Department for Education.  

Each HLA college and school has a Local Governing Body (LGB) with independent and elected Governors who have a deeper understanding of the local contextual view and the needs of their communities.  Local Governors are linked to key areas such as safeguarding and work closely with the Board to ensure effective governance across the Trust.

More information can be found in HLA’s governing document the Articles of Association, the agreed Scheme of Delegation and Local Governing Body Terms of Reference:

• HLA Articles of Association download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineHLA Articles of Association
• HLA Audit Risk Finance Committe Terms of Reference download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineHLA Audit Risk Finance Committe Terms of Reference
• HLA EM Project Group remit - key responsibilities download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineHLA EM Project Group remit - key responsibilities
• HLA Financial Scheme of Delegation download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineHLA Financial Scheme of Delegation
• HLA Governance Quality Terms of Reference download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineHLA Governance Quality Terms of Reference
• HLA LGB Terms of Reference download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineHLA LGB Terms of Reference
• HLA People Remuneration Terms of Reference download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineHLA People Remuneration Terms of Reference
• HLA Scheme of Delegation - July 2026 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineHLA Scheme of Delegation - July 2026