How Girlguiding is run
How Girlguiding makes decisions that benefit girls through our board of trustees and our council
What you need to know about how we're run.
Girlguiding is led by our board of trustees who make decisions and make sure they’re carried out. The council, representing members across all countries and regions, can be consulted on major projects to make sure that decisions made reflect the opinions of members UK-wide.
The board of trustees
Girlguiding is a charity, so we’re led by our board of trustees who make sure we use our resources in the best possible way to deliver our vision, mission and Girlguiding's strategy.
- Find out more about the role of our trustees and what they do.
- Meet our board of trustees and learn about their backgrounds and experience.
The council
The council is a group whose members, appointed and elected from across our countries and regions, bring a range of input to discussions and engagement on our direction, contributing to matters at a national level.
The Royal Charter
The Royal Charter is Girlguiding’s governing document. The bye-laws within it set out the rules for how The Guide Association (Girlguiding) must be governed. For example, it states how many trustees we must have and what the council does, among other things.
The Royal Charter was updated in 2018 although the style is very much of the original legal document of 1922.
