The role of the Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery is to:

• determine policy
• supervise the Gallery, acting as guardians for the public interest
• use its joint experience to advise the Director
• decide on major acquisitions and major resource issues
• represent the Gallery externally
• assist in the fundraising of resources from the private sector
• establish the overall strategic direction of the Gallery within the policy and resources framework available and ensure there is a distinction between these and day-to-day management decisions, delegated to the Director
• oversee the delivery of planned results by monitoring performance against agreed strategic objectives and targets