The lightweight alternative to Diligent
Combined authorities, national parks, fire and police authorities, drainage boards, harbour authorities, and university governing bodies. Full board-pack, decision, and evidence workflow — without the enterprise-suite price tag or 12-week implementation.
Who this is for
If your board runs on Diligent, BoardEffect, or a pile of PDF email attachments, Quorate is the replacement.
Combined Authorities
Metro mayors and combined authority boards — proper Nolan-principles governance without the Diligent price tag.
National Park Authorities
Statutory members plus secretariat, with planning committee, standards committee, and audit & resources. Ofsted-equivalent evidence dashboards for DEFRA.
Fire & Rescue Authorities
Multi-authority fire boards and combined fire authorities — member induction, DPI register, statutory standing orders.
Police & Crime Panels
Scrutiny panels for Police & Crime Commissioners — confirmation hearings, complaint handling, budget scrutiny.
Internal Drainage Boards
Small statutory water management bodies with limited budgets — currently running meetings on paper and email.
Harbour Authorities
Trust ports, municipal ports, harbour commissioners — open meeting duty, pilotage committee, byelaw consultations.
University Governing Bodies
Court, Council, Senate, Academic Board — subsidiary committees with delegated authority, CUC Code of Governance compliance.
Why statutory boards move to Quorate
Costs a fraction of Diligent
Diligent Boards and BoardEffect start at £5,000–£10,000 per year per board. Quorate ships the same meeting-pack, annotation, decision, and action workflow for a few hundred pounds.
Statutory meeting duty, handled
Under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 and the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, meetings must be public-noticed in advance. Quorate publishes agendas, minutes, and decisions to a branded public portal automatically.
Nolan-compliant declarations
Members declare pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests at the top of every meeting. The register is maintained and published. Standing committee terms-of-reference and delegated authority are tracked per committee.
Proper quorum, motions & voting
Statutory quorum (one-third, one-half, or absolute) configurable per committee. Motions take amendments, recorded votes, and decision numbers in the house style your secretariat already uses.
Evidence pack in one click
External audit, DEFRA, Home Office, or OfS inspection — whatever your evidence ask is, the platform compiles member attendance, decision quality, training records, and financial oversight into a single PDF.
Deploys in days, not months
No procurement hell, no six-month implementation project. Sign up, upload your standing orders, invite members. Most boards are live within a week.
From £750/year
Govern tier for boards with multiple committees. Includes unlimited members, API access, bespoke onboarding, and priority UK-based support.
Procurement-friendly: single-supplier invoice, ISO 27001 (in progress), UK-hosted on AWS, DPIA templates provided, Freedom of Information exportable.
30-day free trial. No card required.