MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday, 8 March 2007 at 12.00pm

New SCR, Selwyn College

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

1.

Apologies

None.

2.

Minutes of Meeting on 22 February 2007

Approved with two minor amendments.

3.

Matters Arising

-       Dr Tim Mead’s Report circulated amongst the Board of Scrutiny.

4.

Meeting with Peter Deer and John Payne

Tuesday, 20 March 2007. 

5.

Meeting with Graham Allan

To be arranged.

6.

Board of Graduate Studies Review

-       Nick Downer to obtain Report from Duncan McCallum and Consultation with Schools; and

-       Three areas of concern: delays in funding offers, type of Masters courses, and organisation.

7.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

(ix)

(x)

(xi)

Annual Report

Finance

-       Nick Downer and Nick Holmes to lead; and

-       To await Allocations Report and meeting with Mr Tony Minson.

UAS and Health and Safety

-       David Yates to lead and Margaret Glendenning to assist on Health and Safety; and

-       To await Paper before Council on 19 March 2007.

Pay and Grading

-       Catherine Pitt to lead; and

-       To await meeting with Peter Deer and John Payne.

CamSIS

North West Cambridge

EMBS

Statutes G and K, Governance and the Wilson Report

-       Objections to graces to amend Statues G and K to be kept under review.

Press Office

Web Minutes

Oriental Studies

-       To await meetings with Malveena McKendrick and Nigel Brown.

Telephone Replacement Project

8.

Any Other Business

None.

9.

Date of next meeting

Thursday, 26 April 2007 at 12.00pm in New SCR, Selwyn College.

Guest: Mr Nigel Brown

Emma Easterbrook

Support Officer

26 April 2007