History of the current governance review process

In response to concerns raised by BERR and our stakeholders, Nominet commissioned an Independent Governance Review which was carried out by Professor Bob Garratt.

All the documents relating to the review are included here for reference:

Letter from BERR - 15 October 2008 (pdf)

This is the original letter from David Hendon at BERR.

Professor Bob Garratt Governance Review (pdf)

This is the report from Professor Garratt, that includes his conclusions and that of the Mutuo study of membership and stakeholder issues.

Review - Comparison with 2006 Combined Code (pdf)

This is Professor Garratt's detailed comparison of Nominet's corporate governance structure and processes with the 2006 Combined Code of Corporate Governance.

Mutuo Report (pdf)

This is the study of membership and stakeholder issues led by Mutuo, an organisation that encourages mututal approaches to business and public policy.

Mutuo Parliamentary report (pdf)

This part of the Mutuo review is a view from parliament.

Nominet letter to BERR - 16 April 2009 (pdf)

This is our response letter to David Hendon at BERR.

BERR response letter - 12 May 2009 (pdf)

This is the response letter from David Hendon at BERR.

Shaping the future of .uk - first consultation

This is our first consultation on shaping the future of .uk which ran from 21 May - 21 August 2009.

Shaping the future of .uk - second consultation

This is our second consultation on shaping the future of .uk which ran from 23 November - 15 December 2009.  Feedback on this consultation is available here.

Request for feedback on proposals

This is the set of draft proposals we put out for member comment from 12 January - 25 January 2010.

Chairman's letter to BIS - 26 January 2010

This is the letter from Nominet Chairman, Bob Gilbert, to David Hendon at BERR.

BIS response letter - 2 February 2010

This is the response letter from David Hendon at BERR.