22 February 2007

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday,
22 February 2007 at 12.00pm

New SCR, Selwyn College

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

1.

Apologies

Dr
Margaret Glendenning.

2.

Guest: Dr Tim Mead

-      
Revised proposals for UAS to be considered by
the Council on 19 March 2007

-      
Strategy Committee for North West Cambridge is
meeting each month

-      
The Council intend to appoint the new
Registrar on 23 April 2007

-      
Changes to the UAS will involve mainly
internal recruitment with a few posts to be advertised externally

-      
Working relationship between the
Pro-Vice-Chancellors and the University has improved

-      
Draft green paper regarding governance to be
considered at next Council meeting

-      
John Milner and Stephen Jolly are liaising on
a new web-site to draw committees together

-      
Continuing improvements to CamSIS

-      
Pay and Grading due to be completed later this
year

3.

Minutes of Meetings on 25 January and 8
February 2007

Approved
with one minor amendment.

4.

Matters Arising

None.

5.

Meeting with Peter Deer and John Payne

- To be
arranged.

6.

Any Other Business

-      
Meeting with Graham Allen: Mr Nick
Downer to arrange a meeting with Graham Allen; Dr Elisabeth Leedham-Green, Dr
Peter Sarris and Mr David Yates to attend

-      
Board of Graduate Studies: Mr Nick
Downer to investigate review

-      
Meeting on 8 March: Up-date work
plan and consider Annual Report

7.

Date of next meeting

Thursday,
8 March 2007 at 12.00pm

New SCR, Selwyn College

Emma Easterbrook

Support Officer

18 March 2007