MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 at 12.00pm |
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Garden Room, Robinson College
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.
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Apologies Dr Paul Beattie; Revd Ian Thompson; and Professor David Yates (Chair).
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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.
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Minutes for Meeting of 5 February 2009Approved.
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Matters Arising None.
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Questions for Professor Tony Minson, PVC for Planning and Resources To be considered by the Board.
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Future Members of the Board To be discussed further.
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Any Other Business None.
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Date of next meeting 12.00pm on Thursday, 5 March 2009 Garden Room, Robinson College Guest: Professor Tony Minson, PVC for Planning and Resources
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Emma Easterbrook Support Officer 5 March 2009 |