The Department for Education published the revised Governance Handbook (March 2019) on Friday 22nd March 2019.

You can open the document by clicking on the link below:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/788234/governance_handbook_2019.pdf

The key changes made from the January 2017 version are outlined in pages 6, 7 and 8.

The document should be considered alongside the Competency Framework for Governance and Clerking Competency Framework.