John has responsibility for the Governance team. The purpose of the Governance team is to have oversight of all activities occurring in the Compliance Management and Governance Standards, Resources and Enabling Services teams. It has responsibility for developing consistent approaches, standards and frameworks for governance as well as putting in place effective governance agreements, This team oversees the compliance, oversight, risk and audit processes of Bodies under their remit. This team also oversees the resourcing of Bodies, as well as statutory approvals for these resources.