MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday, 7 June 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 24 May 2007

Approved with one minor amendment.

3.

Matters Arising

None.

4.

Green Paper

Nick Downer to send response as approved by the Board.

5.

Environment (Jonathan Shanklin)

Margaret Glendenning still awaiting response from EMBS. 

6.

Allocations Report

Meeting with Dr Andrew Reid and Professor Tony Minson at 4.30pm, 11 June 2007; Nick Holmes, Nick Downer, Elisabeth Leedham-Green and Michael Kuczynski to attend

7.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

(xi)

(xii)

(xiii)

(xiv)

(xv)

Annual Report

Governance: to be addressed by Nick Downer with the assistance of David Yates

Cambridge University Press: Nick Downer to send an e-mail to Finance Director

Pay and Grading: to be addressed by Catherine Pitt with the assistance of Nick Holmes

CamSIS

CHRIS

Telephone Replacement

North West Cambridge: to be addressed by Nick Holmes

Oriental Studies: to be addressed by Peter Sarris

BOGS: Elisabeth Leedham-Green to investigate

HPCF: to be addressed by Catherine Pitt

Educational Support: to be addressed by Richard Stibbs

Statute G2: to be addressed by Nick Downer

Recommendations from last Annual Report

Individual groups to meet separately.  Draft form by 5 July 2007.  Future meetings to be held at 10.00am on Thursday, 21 June; 12.00pm on Wednesday, 27 June; and 12.00pm on Thursday, 5 July.  Report to be signed at 12.00pm on Thursday, 12 July.

8.

(i)

(ii)

Any Other Business

JBS Executive Education Limited: To be further investigated by Nick Downer

Nominations Committee: The Board raised concerns regarding the process for nominating Board members

9.

Date of next meeting

10.00am on Thursday, 21 June at New SCR, Selwyn College

Bursar’s Garden Party afterwards at Selwyn College.

Emma Easterbrook

Support Officer

18 June 2007