Board responsibilities

The Board's principal duty is to create and deliver sustainable shareholder value through setting Barclays strategy and overseeing its implementation.

In doing so, we pay due regard to matters that will affect the future of Barclays, such as the effect the Board's decisions may have on our employees, the environment, our communities and relationships with suppliers.

The Board also ensures Barclays management team achieves the right balance between promoting long-term growth and delivering short-term objectives.

Members of the Board are also responsible for maintaining an effective system of internal control that provides assurance of efficient operations and for ensuring that Barclays management team maintains an effective risk management and oversight process across the company. 

See the table below for a summary of matters reserved to the Board: