The Council is the supreme governing body of King's College London. It is supported by a number of standing committees that help its business and decision-making processes.

Some committees report directly to the Council. Other committees, that are primarily concerned with teaching and research, report to the Academic Board, which is a standing committee of Council. 

King's committee structure is detailed in the Governance Structure (pdf 497kb).

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the University makes information on key committees publicly available. For further details on how King's meets its requirements under the Act, see our Publication Scheme.

Standing committees

There are a number of standing committees that support College Council:

Academic Board is responsible for the academic work of the University, including teaching, assessment and research. It is supported by:

• the Academic Board Operations Committee
• the College Education Committee and,
• the College Research Committee.

The Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee reviews and assures the effectiveness of internal control systems and the risk management process and ensures satisfactory arrangements are in place to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

The Estates Committee leads in the formulation and review of the University’s estates strategy.

The Fellowships and Honorary Degrees Committee makes recommendations for the award of the Honorary Degree, Honorary Fellowship and Fellowship of the College.

The Finance Committee creates policies to manage and control the University's finances. It is supported by the Investment Sub-committee.

The Governance, Performance and Remuneration Committee governs processes for managing membership of the Council and its committees.

It also determines the remuneration and terms of service for the Vice-Chancellor & President and other senior post holders and oversees the application of the Council's remuneration policy for senior post holders.

The People Committee monitors progress on strategy objectives and gives advice to senior executive.