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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday,
12 June 2008 at 11.30am

Fleet Room, Downing College

Present:
Mr Richard Stibbs (Chair);
Dr Catherine Pitt (Secretary); Dr Paul Beattie; Mr Paul ffolkes
Davis; Dr Margaret Glendenning; the Revd Roger Greeves; Dr
Margaret Guite; Mrs Jamie Horsley; Professor David Yates.

1.

Apologies:
Dr Peter Sarris; the Revd Ian Thompson

2.

Minutes of Meeting on 29 May 2008

Approved.

3.

i)

Matters Arising

None

4.

i)

ii)

iii)

iv)

Annual Report

Agreed
to get the Report finished by 26th June other than
tidying. Signing meeting on 10th July.

Agreed to add a section asking for enabling
regulations about the circulation of flysheets to the comments on
Statutes and Ordinances.

Agreed to add a section on safety implications of the
VoIP project

Pay
and Grading will be covered by the section on progress on last
year's recommendations.

5.

Guest: Dr Jonathan Nicholls, the Registrary

Background

  • Has been in post for nine months

  • As head of UAS has made changes to structure and new
    senior appointments.

  • Have been able to make some of the Wilson Report
    changes

  • The question of membership of Regent House is
    proceeding with a working group. There will be a Green Paper.

  • Working on changes to Statue U and Statute F

Discussion

  • Proposal that Statute U changes are to be empowering

  • The transparency of the Allocations Report has been
    improved

  • Differential savings targets are not contemplated

  • HESA congratulated the University on providing new
    types of student data

  • IPR policy is due to be reviewed in 2010

6.

Any Other Business

-
None

7.

Date of next meeting

11.30am on Thursday, 26 June 2008

Music Room, Downing College

Catherine Pitt

13th
June 2008