COVERING LETTER (Read the FULL UPDATE here) Dear BHT Member Pressure is mounting on the Department for Transport (DfT) to announce an inspection of the financial and operational affairs of the harbour. This is by far the most promising route to achieving the clarity around the financial situation of the harbour which the community so badly needs and … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, May 2019
Ports Good Governance Guidance
Letter to Members, November 2018
Dear BHT Member, Mr Thorpe has requested that we advise you of the any corrections or clarifications we feel we should make after some comments he made about our report and accounts and last member update . Whilst the Trustees do not believe any corrections or clarifications are needed, we set out our response to Mr Thorpe’s comments below . Mr Thorpe raised no … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, November 2018
Ports Good Governance Guidance, 2018
Ports Good Governance Guidance, 2018, shows BHT’s expectations of Harbour management are closely aligned with those of the Government. Bembridge is a privately-owned Statutory Harbour Authority, but these guidelines apply nevertheless. See in particular Section 2. See the document here: Ports Good Governance Guidance, 2018 … [Read more...] about Ports Good Governance Guidance, 2018
Letter to Members, October 2018
Dear Member We write simply to keep you informed on an important matter. The Department for Transport published “Ports Good Governance Guidelines” in March this year, a considered set of updated guidelines for the running of all Statutory Harbour Authorities “ in the broad public interest” with “key principles of openness, accountability and fitness for … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, October 2018