Hastings Borough Council is the sole trustee of the Foreshore
Trust. The Trust owns a stretch of land on the seafront at
Hastings and St Leonards. In order to
minimise and manage any potential
conflicts of interest between the council and the charity,
decision-making powers for the Foreshore Trust have been delegated
to the Charity Committee, which is a Cabinet committee.
The
Charity Committee is made up of three members of the
council’s Cabinet. The Charity Commission appointed a
Protector who acts as an independent watchdog over the Trust.
Members of the Charity Committee take advice on the management of
the Foreshore Trust’s land from the Coastal Users
Group. An independent Grant Advisory Panel was also set up to
advise the Charity Committee on the
allocation of grants from the Foreshore Trust’s
surplus.
The
Charity Committee meets every three months. The meetings are
usually held in the Council Chamber, Muriel Matters House and are
generally open for the public to attend. Paper copies of the
agenda for Charity Committee meetings are available on request from
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