5 March 2009

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.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(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