Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016

The updated revised Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies has applied from 1 September 2016. This is the key guidance document on the corporate governance expectations of State Bodies and other organisations operating to state body and public sector norms. The Code updates and expands on the previous code with additional guidance on several areas including:

• Oversight arrangements with parent Departments;
• Performance Delivery Agreements;
• Alignment of Statements of Strategy;
• Business and Reporting obligations;
• Audit and Risk Committees;
• Role and composition of boards and the role of the Chairperson;
• Board and Committee effectiveness;
• Accountability and compliance requirements;
• Risk management and internal control reporting.

This is a one day course that will be delivered from 9:30am – 4:00pm and will take place in person at the IPA. It will be facilitated by subject matter experts.

Scheduled Dates* are:

• 11 February 2025
• 30 September 2025

*Dates may be subject to change.  Please go to the IPA website for up to date information and to book a place.