BT 2015 Annual Report Download - page 95

Overview
The Strategic Report
Purpose and strategy Delivering our strategy 0ur lines of business Group performance Governance
Financial statements Additional information
Governance
n this section we ive details of our
overnance structure. e eplain who sits
on the oard how it operates and the areas
it focused on durin the ear. e also report
onthe wor of our oard coittees.
94 Chairman’s governance report
95 How we govern the group
96 Board of Directors
98 The Board
101 Reports of the Board committees
101 udit  is oittee hairans report
10 oinatin  overnance oittee
hairans report
109  ensions oittee hairans report
110 oittee for ustainable and
esponsible usiness hairans report
111 eport on irectors euneration
130 Directors’ information
131 General information
135 Shareholders and Annual
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Corporate governance statement
e are coitted to operatin in accordance
with best practice in business interit
and ethics and aintainin the hihest
standards of financial reportin and corporate
overnance. he directors consider that 
has applied the ain principles of the UK
orporate overnance ode the ode as
described on paes 9 to 1 of this eport
of the irectors. he directors also consider
that  has coplied with the ode provisions
as currentl in eect throuhout the ear
other than for five wees  arch  0 pril
01 when the
euneration oittee
coprised two not three ebers ode
provision ..1. lease see pae 11
for further details of the
Remuneration
oittee
ebership.
ou can read about our position on eternal
audit tender on pae 10.
he directors subit their report and the
audited financial stateents of the copan
 roup plc and the roup which includes
its subsidiar undertains for 011.
 roup plc is the listed holdin copan
for the  roup of copanies. ts shares are
listed on the ondon toc chane and on
the ew or toc chane in the for of
erican epositar hares.
The Code and associated guidance are available on the
Financial Reporting Council website at www.frc.org.uk
Our directors
ur directors sills and eperience toether with
their diverse bacrounds enable the oard to
challene anaeent constructivel and further
develop our strate.
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Our committees
he oard has deleated certain responsibilities and
authorities to its coittees.
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Our governance framework
ur overnance and internal control fraewor
supports the oards abilit to eercise proper
oversiht.
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Overview
The Strategic Report
Purpose and strategy Delivering our strategy 0ur lines of business Group performance Governance
Financial statements Additional information