The RIBA has appointed a new board of trustees in a bid to strengthen its governance and provide oversight.

The announcement comes as the institute is embroiled in a crisis involving its new president, Alan Jones, who is facing two investigations, but work to change the constitution and select the trustees has been underway since 2017.

The new board will oversee the RIBA’s operations. Its members will work closely with the RIBA council – a much larger elected body which has for a long time been considered too flabby to be effective in running the show.

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