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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY

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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
SCRUTINY

 

MINUTES

 

Thursday, 30 October 2008 at 12.00pm

Garden Room, Robinson College

 

Present: Professor David Yates
(Chair); Dr Catherine Pitt (Secretary); Miss Emma Easterbrook (Support
Officer); the Revd Jeremy Caddick; Dr Margaret Glendenning; Dr Margaret
Guite; Dr Elisabeth Leedham-Green; Mrs Jamie Horsley; Mr Richard Stibbs; the
Revd Ian Thompson; and the Revd Lindsay Yates.

 

1.

Apologies

Dr Paul Beattie; and Mr Paul ffolkes
Davis.

 

2.

 

(i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Guest:

Andy Cliff, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Personnel):

Remit of role, relationship with Human Resources (HR), and
challenges:

-      
Undertook
review of HR followed by recommendations at start of tenure.

-      
Interim
Director for twelve months, Angela Paradise, now being replaced by new
Director, Inderjit Seehra.

-      
Business
model including business partnership teams being implemented for Schools,
non-Schools institutions, and Unified Administrative Service (UAS) to create
consistent and accurate advic across the University.

-      
Proposals
to be made to the University regarding revision of Statute U in November.

Topics discussed with the Board:

-      
Future
roles, remit, length and timing of tenure for Pro-Vice-Chancellors.

-      
Working
relationships between Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Vice-Chancellor, and Registrary,
and HR.

-      
Process
for Academic promotions.

-      
Integration
and training for staff, who come from outside the University.

-      
Pay
and Grading training. 

-       College Teaching Officers (CTOs): pay and
promotions.

 

3.

Minutes for Meeting of 16 October 2008

Approved.

 

4.

Matters Arising

None.

 

5.

(i)

(ii)

 

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

 

Any Other Business

Library
Resources Re-organisation

Oxford
Magazine articles regarding the Board, and Higher Education Funding Council
for England (HEFCE)

Estate
Management and Building Service (EMBS)

Voice
Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

Grace on
Plagiarism

 

6.

Date of next meeting

Thursday,
13 November 2008 at 12.00pm

Linnett Room, Robinson College

Guest: Peter Fox, Librarian

 

 

 

 

Emma Easterbrook

Support Officer

13 November 2008