Sanctuary has a Group structure, in which Sanctuary Housing Association is the parent company with a number of subsidiary operations within its control. Sanctuary, as the registered social landlord, is responsible for regulatory compliance.

Having a Group structure provides a framework which enables the proper control and risk management of our diverse operations and ensures that each element of the operation continues to develop successfully.

Sanctuary’s Group Board comprises of no more than seven voluntary non-executive members, one executive member (David Bennett, Group Chief Executive), and up to three co-opted members. The Group Board oversees all of the activities undertaken by the organisation: social housing, care, domiciliary care, and management services.

The Group Board delegates day to day management of activities to the Group Executive, which is chaired and appointed by David Bennett, Group Chief Executive. Whilst operating activities are undertaken by the subsidiary companies, support services, such as human resources, finance and information systems are provided centrally.

The Group Board’s primary role is to define and ensure compliance with Sanctuary’s values and objectives. It agrees the strategic direction of the organisation and makes sure that policies and plans are in place to achieve those objectives. It also establishes and oversees a framework of delegation and systems of control. Responsibility for overseeing audit matters is delegated to the Group Audit Committee whilst the Group Housing Committee is responsible for reviewing affordable housing performance indicators and policy. The Remuneration Committee meets to determine the remuneration of the Group Executive Directors.

Current composition of the Board

The members are:

	Nick Baldwin BSc, MSc, CEng, CDir Group Chair Elected a member in September 2008. Nick previously worked for Powergen plc for over 13 years in a variety of roles, in his capacity as Chief Executive Nick completed the sale of Powergen to E.ON. He has held numerous non-executive and advisory roles and is currently Chairman at Public Weather Service Customer Group, Non-Executive Director Scottish and Southern Energy plc, Senior Independent Director - Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Non-Executive Director - Forensic Science Service and Advisory Board Member - Climate Change Capital. As Group Chair, he is an ex-officio member of all committees of The Board.
	Victoria Elvidge BA Hons Vice Chairman, Chairman of Group Housing Committee and Chairman of Remuneration Committee Elected a member in September 2004 and appointed Vice Chairman in September 2006. Victoria is Chairman of the Group Housing Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. She is a property and commercial solicitor and a JP at Gloucester.
	David Bennett FCA, CCMI Group Chief Executive David Bennett is a chartered accountant and has extensive experience in the housing association sector. He has been the Group Chief Executive of Sanctuary since 1992. Prior to that he was the Deputy Chief Executive at Sanctuary, and was Chief Executive at New Spiral Housing Association. Before joining Spiral he held senior positions with the Peabody Trust, the Samuel Lewis Trust and in the private sector. He is a member of the Pensions Group and on the boards of Sanctuary Care, Spiral Developments, Sanctuary Management Services and the Committee of Management of Sanctuary Home Care.
	Nick Buckland MA, FIA, FPMI Elected a member in September 2005. Nick Buckland is an Actuary and former Partner at Bacon & Woodrow. He is a trustee of a number of pension schemes and charities and a volunteer adviser with the Citizens Advice Bureau. Nick was appointed Chair of the Group Audit Committee in December 2007 and is Chair of the Pensions Group.
	Rosemary Crawley JP, SRN, SCM, M Soc Sci Elected a member in September 2007, Rosemary Crawley is a JP and is a qualified nurse and midwife. She was a member of the board of Shaftesbury Housing Group and is an independent member of the Staffordshire Police Authority. She works as a volunteer fundraiser for a day centre for older people of which she is honorary secretary and treasurer.
	John Doughty FIFA John Doughty is a tenant of the Association living in Worcester. He joined the Group Board in May 2008. John works as an accountant in a local practice in Worcester.
	Valerie Leake Elected a member in September 2008. Valerie is a retired school teacher and has been a board member of Hereward Housing Association and subsequently Sanctuary Hereward since 2004. She is also Chairman of the Eastern Regional Committee. Valerie has been a member of East Cambridgeshire District Council since 1991. Whilst there she has been Leader, Chairman and chaired a variety of other committees. Valerie is heavily involved in community activities and currently holds the following positions: Trustee and Vice Chairman of Burwell Community Print Centre, Member of the Eastern Regional Committee of the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA), Chairman of the Bottisham Branch of the WEA, Chairman elect of the Bottisham Community Library Association and member of the Bottisham Women’s Institute. She is the Board's representative on the National Housing Staff Council.
	Craig Moule BSc Hons Group Director - Finance and Resources and Company Secretary Co-opted Board Member Craig Moule joined Sanctuary in 1989 from Coopers & Lybrand. Craig is responsible for finance, regulation and compliance, HR and IS functions. Craig is the Company Secretary to Sanctuary and all its subsidiaries and is the lead officer at Group Audit Committee meetings in addition to being a member of the Pensions Group. He is also on the boards of Sanctuary Care, Beth Johnson Housing Association and the Committee of Management of Sanctuary Home Care.
	Graham Stacy CBE, FCA Appointed a member in August 1995 and appointed Group Chair in September 2004 until November 2009. Graham is a member of the Group Audit Committee and Pensions Group. Graham is a retired chartered accountant and was a member of the Competition Commission between 1995 and 2001. Graham was also a founder member of the UK Accounting Standards Board.
	Barry Stanford RIBA Co-opted Board Member Co-opted onto The Board in June 2007. Barry Stanford is an architect based in London and Stansted and founder of Stanford Eatwell & Associates. He is Chair of Sanctuary Hereward Limited.
	Mary Woodcock Co-opted with effect from September 2008. Mary worked for Birmingham City Council for over 30 years, holding senior positions in housing management and resources.