Charters

The documents below describe the responsibilities of the Board of Directors and Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees.

• Governance Section - 2010 Annual Report (948KB)

  The Board remains fully committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and believes that this is key to overall performance and integrity. The revised Combined Code on Corporate Governance published in June 2008 ("the Code") applies for the period covered by this report. The directors consider that the company has fully complied with the provisions of the Code during the year ended 31 December 2010. The Board also believes that good corporate governance extends beyond regulatory compliance and consistently monitors developments in best practice, including guidance published by investor groups.

  In June 2010, the FRC published a new code, the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Governance Code), which will apply to the company from 1 January 2011. The Governance Code realigns best practice guidance with the themes of Leadership; Effectiveness; Accountability; Remuneration; and Relations with Shareholders and the Board will report on the Company’s compliance with the Governance Code in the 2011 Annual Report.

• Audit Committee Terms of Reference (66KB)

  The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing the effectiveness of the Group's internal financial controls, monitoring the integrity of the Group's financial statements and internal and external audit functions. The Audit Committee aims to promote high standards of corporate governance by ensuring robust and effective financial and audit controls.

• Remuneration Committee Charter (85KB)

  The Remuneration Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors to oversee and administer various aspects of remuneration and benefits of the executive directors of John Wood Group PLC ('JWG').

• Nomination Committee Charter (73KB)

  The Nominations Committee is responsible for recommending candidates to the Board and ensuring succession plans are in place. The Nominations Committee aims to promote high standards of corporate governance by ensuring that the balance of skills, knowledge and experience of the Board both now and in the future promotes long term value for shareholders.