Committee reports

1. Most reports will be written by other colleagues; agree a deadline with them, and ensure the reports are approved by the appropriate manager; chase them as required;
2. Ask colleagues to use the report template and keep the main body of their report to a maximum of about four pages (appendices can be additional to this);
3. Ask colleagues to include an Executive Summary if the main part of the report is more than a page long;
4. Number the reports and appendices;
5. Check the draft reports for typos, formatting and page numbering;
6. Add the date at the end along with the name, job title, email and telephone number of the person who wrote the report.