HC-1.6 HC-1.6 Directors' Access to Independent Advice
HC-1.6.1
The Board should ensure that individual directors have access to independent legal or other professional advice at the
licensee's expense whenever they judge this necessary to discharge their responsibilities as directors and this must be in accordance with thelicensee's policy approved by the Board.October 2019HC-1.6.2
Whenever a director has serious concerns which cannot be resolved concerning the running of the
licensee or a proposed action, he should consider seeking independent advice and should ensure that the concerns are recorded in the Board minutes and that any dissent from a Board action is noted or delivered in writing.October 2019HC-1.6.3
Upon resignation, a
non-executive director should provide a written statement to the chairman, for circulation to the Board, if he has any concerns such as those in Paragraph HC-1.6.3.October 2019
