MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday, 5 March 2009 at 12.00pm

Garden Room, Robinson College

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

1.

Apologies

The Revd Ian Thompson.

2.

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(vi)

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(viii)

(ix)

(x)

Guest: Professor Tony Minson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Resources

Role and relationship of Pro-Vice-Chancellors: including with each other, the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrary, and senior administrators; and nature and frequency of lines of communication;

Role of Professor Tony Minson as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Resources;

Communication with Colleges: further developmemt in progress including Office for Inter-Collegiate Services; and appointment of Professor John Rallison as Pro-Vice Chancellor for Educatuon;

Role of external members of Council;

Process for organising Council Agenda;

Academic health centres (Darzi Report);

HEFCE: including financial implications for Departments and the University;

Pensions;

Capital Projects: including New Museums site and Press site; and

Statute U: including Schedule J, academic freedom, and redundancy prcedure.

3.

Minutes for Meeting of 19 February 2009

Approved.

4.

Matters Arising                                        

None.

5.

Topics for the 14^th Annual Report

David Yates to circulate matrix of subjects to members of the Board. 

6.

Any Other Business

None.

7.

Date of next meeting

12.00pm on Thursday, 30 April 2009

Garden Room, Robinson College

Guest: Dr Jonathan Nicholls, Registrary

Emma Easterbrook

Support Officer

30 April 2009