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==Governance== {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = National Trust Act 1907 | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = | year = 1907 | citation = [[7 Edw. 7]]. c. cxxxvi | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = | royal_assent = 21 August 1907 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Edw7/7/136/pdfs/ukla_19070136_en.pdf | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = {{visible anchor|National Trust Charity Scheme Confirmation Act 1919}} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = | year = 1919 | citation = [[9 & 10 Geo. 5]]. c. lxxxiv | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = | royal_assent = 15 August 1919 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = {{visible anchor|National Trust Act 1937}} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to confer further powers upon the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and for other purposes. | year = 1937 | citation = [[1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6]]. c. lvii | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = | royal_assent = 1 July 1937 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Edw8and1Geo6/1/57/pdfs/ukla_19370057_en.pdf | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = {{visible anchor|National Trust Act 1939}} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to make further provision with respect to the transfer of lands to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and for other purposes. | year = 1939 | citation = [[2 & 3 Geo. 6]]. c. lxxxvi | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = | royal_assent = 28 July 1939 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = {{visible anchor|National Trust Act 1953}} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to amend the National Trust Acts 1907 to 1939 to confer further powers upon the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and upon the council thereof and for other purposes. | year = 1953 | citation = [[1 & 2 Eliz. 2]]. c. vii | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = | royal_assent = 6 May 1953 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Eliz2/1-2/7/pdfs/ukla_19530007_en.pdf | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = {{visible anchor|National Trust Act 1971}} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | long_title = An Act to amend the constitution of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; to amend the National Trust Acts 1907 to 1953; to confer further powers on the said National Trust; and for other purposes. | year = 1971 | citation = [[List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1971|1971]] c. vi | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = {{ubli|England and Wales|Scotland}} | royal_assent = 17 February 1971 | commencement = | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = | replaces = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1971/6/pdfs/ukla_19710006_en.pdf | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} {{Infobox UK legislation | short_title = Charities (National Trust) Order 2005 | type = Statutory Instrument | parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom | year = 2005 | citation = [[SI 2005]]/712 | introduced_commons = | introduced_lords = | territorial_extent = | si_made_date = 11 March 2005 | si_laid_date = | commencement = 25 March 2005 | expiry_date = | repeal_date = | amends = {{ubli|National Trust Act 1953|National Trust Act 1971}} | replaces = | primary_legislation = [[Charities Act 1993]] | eu_directives = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/712/made | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = yes }} [[File:National Trust headquarters, Swindon.jpg|thumb|Heelis]] The trust is an independent charity (no. 205846). It was founded as a not-for-profit company in 1895, but was later re-incorporated by a [[Local and personal acts of Parliament (United Kingdom)|local act of Parliament]], the '''{{visible anchor|National Trust Act 1907}}''' ([[7 Edw. 7]]. c. cxxxvi). Subsequent acts of Parliament{{which|date=December 2024}} between 1919 and 1971 amended and extended the trust's powers and remit. The governance of the trust was amended by the '''{{visible anchor|Charities (National Trust) Order 2005}}''' ([[SI 2005]]/712).<ref name=acts /> The trust is governed by a board of [[trustee]]s (of between nine and fifteen members), appointed and overseen by a council consisting of eighteen people elected by the members of the trust and eighteen appointed by other organisations whose work is related to that of the Trust, such as the [[Soil Association]], the [[Royal Horticultural Society]] and the [[Council for British Archaeology]]. The members periodically vote on the organisations which may appoint half of the council. Members may also propose and vote on motions at the annual general meeting.<ref>[https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/documents/governance-handbook-2016.pdf National Trust governance handbook, 2016].</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Charities (National Trust) Order 2005 |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/documents/read-the-charities-national-trust-order-2005.pdf |website=National Trust |access-date=20 July 2020 |date=18 November 2010}}</ref> At an operational level, the trust is organised into regions which are aligned with the official local government regions of the UK. Its headquarters are in Swindon.<ref name="Handbook">''National Trust handbook 2020''.</ref> In 2019/20 the trust was employing 14,000 staff, including about 4,000 seasonal workers.<ref name="Annual Report 2019/20"/> Since 2009, customer services have been outsourced to [[Capita]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capita.com/news/capita-extends-national-trust-contract |title=Capita extends National Trust contract |work=Capita |date=24 October 2019}}</ref> The director-general of the Trust, Hilary McGrady, is paid an annual salary of Β£195,700, with a further eight executives being paid over Β£100,000 a year.<ref name="Annual Report 2019/20"/> The Trust is not a [[Living Wage Foundation|real living wage]] employer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lrdpublications.org.uk/printarticle.php?pub=WR&iss=2044&id=idm140280003922112 |title=Workplace Report |publisher=Labour Research Department |date=November 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230421152404/https://www.lrdpublications.org.uk/printarticle.php?pub=WR&iss=2044&id=idm140280003922112 |archive-date= 21 April 2023 }}</ref> In July 2020 the Trust announced that 1,200 jobs were at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-53585007 |title=Coronavirus: National Trust redundancy plan puts 1,200 jobs at risk |publisher=BBC |date=29 July 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123122135/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-53585007 |archive-date= 23 November 2023 }}</ref> In October 2020 the Trust announced 1,300 job losses.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54467394 |title=Coronavirus-hit National Trust to cut 1,300 jobs |publisher=BBC |date=8 October 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425145905/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54467394 |archive-date= 25 April 2023 }}</ref>
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