19 February 2009
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY | |
MINUTES | |
Thursday, 19 February 2009 at 12.00pm | |
Garden Room, Present: Mr Paul ffolkes Davis (Acting 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; and the Revd Lindsay Yates. | |
1. | Apologies Dr Paul Beattie; Revd Ian Thompson; and Professor David Yates (Chair). |
2. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) | Guest: Mr Martin Reavley, Director of Research Services Division The following issues were discussed after the circulation of the Paper to the Committee: Role of Director of RSD. Relationship between Director, PVCs, and Registrary. Paper to the Committee: distributed in late November 2008 to gain support for re-organisation of RSD into a more School-centric organisation with more routine work devolved to Departments including Joint Electronic Submissions (JeS). Consultation: Registrary, Chairs of Schools, Departmental Managers, and staff have been consulted with regard to the re-organisation. Systems and Organisation: in place to support RSD, and current Team organisation. Programme of training and/or communications skills for staff: to be considered to maintain expertise, and retention of staff. Departmental help: Intention to offer help by sending RSD staff out to Departments. Quality assurance: more power to be devolved to the Departments, and resources to be focussed on those Departments that require it. |
3. | Minutes for Meeting of 5 February 2009Approved. |
4. | Matters Arising None. |
5. | Questions for Professor Tony Minson, PVC for Planning and Resources To be considered by the Board. |
6. | Future Members of the Board To be discussed further. |
7. | Any Other Business None. |
8. | Date of next meeting 12.00pm on Thursday, 5 March 2009 Garden Room, Guest: Professor Tony Minson, PVC for Planning and Resources |
Emma Easterbrook Support Officer 5 March 2009 | |