12 October 2006

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday, 12 October 2006 at 12.00pm

New SCR, Selwyn College

Present: Dr Nick Holmes (Chair); Dr
Elisabeth Leedham-Green (Secretary); Miss Emma Easterbrook (Support Officer);
Mr Nick Downer; Dr Catherine Pitt; Mr Michael Kuczynski; Mr David Yates; Revd Roger
Greeves; Professor Peter Sarris; Dr Margaret Glendenning; Mr Frank
King; and Mr Richard Stibbs.

1.

Apologies

None.

2.

Election of Chairman and Secretary

Mr Nick Downer was
unanimously elected as Chair.  Dr
Elisabeth Leedham-Green was unanimously re-elected as Secretary.

3.

11^th Annual Report

The Report was generally
well received.  It was felt that the Board
had been too generous in their review of the University’s finances.

4.

Plan of Action

(1) Topics of Discussion

(i) Re-organisation of UAS

(ii) CAMSIS

(iii) North-West Cambridge

(iv) EMBS

(v) Health and Safety

(vi) Statute K

(vii) Press Office

(viii) Pay and Grading

(ix) Finance and Pensions

(x) Telephone replacement project

(xi) Oriental Studies Faculty

(2) Persons whom the Board
wishes to meet

Plenary sessions:

(i)             
Tim Mead.

(ii)            
Alison Richardson, Vice-Chancellor.

(iii)          
Christopher Padfield.

(iv)          
Nigel Brown.

(v)           
Andrew Cliff

It was suggested that the
Board should visit Peter Deer, Tony Minson and Andrew Read separately. 

Other suggestions:

(i)             
Stephen Jolly

(ii)            
Lord Wilson

(iii)          
Ian Lewis

(iv)          
Sara Cooper

(v)           
Terry Willy

(vi)          
Martin Dowling

4. 

Any Other Business

None.

5.

Date of next meeting

Thursday,
26 October at 12.00pm

New SCR, Selwyn College

Future
meetings: Thursday, 9 November and Thursday, 23 November    

Emma Easterbrook

Support Officer

18 October 2006