Court Agenda 4 October 2023

The next meeting of the University Court will be held on Wednesday, 4 October 2023 at 3.00 pm in the Large Boardroom, Queen Margaret University campus.

All agenda items and papers may be disclosed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 unless specifically exempted by the legislation. Where items cannot be disclosed, the relevant section of the Act is indicated.

*The agenda is divided into starred and non-starred items. Starred items are for discussion and, where appropriate, decision. Non-starred items are for noting only and will not normally be discussed. Any member wishing to discuss a paper listed for noting should contact the Secretary no later than two days before the meeting stating the reason for the request.

Order	Agenda	Ref
1	*Welcome and Membership
2	*Conflicts of Interest To NOTE any conflicts of interest, and to determine any required action.
3 3.1 3.2	*Determination of Other Competent Business To RECEIVE notification of Other Competent Business. To DISCUSS any business arising from Items for Information.
4 4.1 4.2	*Minutes of the previous meeting To APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 21 June 2023. Matters arising	COURT (23) MINS 03
5	*Chair’s Report To RECEIVE an oral report from the Chair of the University Court.
6	*Principal’s Report To RECEIVE an oral update report from the Principal.	COURT (23) 28
	Ordinary Business
7 7.1 7.2	*Financial update To RECEIVE an update on financial performance for the twelve months to 31 July 2023, and the forecast outturn for the year ended 31 July 2023. To RECEIVE an update on actions to achieve the Court approved budget for 2023/2024.	COURT (23) 29 COURT (23) 30
8	Key performance Indicators To RECEIVE a report on key performance indicators for the fourth quarter to 31 July 2023.	COURT (23) 31
9	*Land Development To RECEIVE a report on progress with the Land Development project.	COURT (23) 32
10	*Annual Report on Human Resource (HR) Matters To RECEIVE a report from the Head of Human Resources.	COURT (23) 33
11 11.1 11.2	Scottish Funding Council Annual Report on Institutional Review and Statement of Assurance (a) To HOMOLOGATE Convener’s Action to APPROVE the Annual Report to the Scottish Funding Council on Institutional Review Activity 2022-23. (b) To HOMOLOGATE Convener’s Action to APPROVE the University Court Statement of Assurance to the Scottish Funding Council. *Outcome Agreement 2023-24 (a) To RECEIVE a briefing on guidance published for the 2023-24 Outcome Agreement. (b) To RECEIVE a DRAFT Outcome Agreement 2023-24 and to provide the Chair with delegated authority to sign off a version for submission to the SFC.	COURT (23) 34 COURT (23) 35 COURT (23) 36 COURT (23) 37
12	COMPLIANCE REPORT 2022-23: QUARTERS 2 AND 3 To NOTE a report on areas of compliance activity from April 2023-September 2023.	COURT (23) 38
	Reports from Committees
13	*Finance and Estates Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of a meeting of the Finance and Estates Committee held on 14 September 2023. (b) Matters arising: To HOMOLOGATE Chair’s Action to approve the recommendation from the Finance and Estates Committee in the matter of the Catering Provision retender (Paper FEC (23) Mins 05 refers)	FEC (23) MINS 05
14	*Audit and Risk Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of a meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held on 19 September 2023. (b) Matters arising.	AUDIT (23) MINS 03
15	*Senate (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senate meeting held on 28 June 2023. (b) Matters arising.	SEN (23) MINS 03
16	*Health and Safety Committee a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Health and Safety Committee meeting held on 29 June 2023. (b) Matters arising: To APPROVE an update to the Health and Safety Policy	HSC (23) MINS 02 COURT (23) 39
17	*Equality and Diversity Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Equality and Diversity Committee meeting held on 8 June 2023. (b) Matters arising.	EDC (23) MINS 02
18	*Senior Management Remuneration Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of a meeting of the Senior Management Remuneration Committee held on 21 June 2023. (b) Matters arising.	SMRC (23) MINS 01
19	*Dates of future meetings The University Court will meet in Session 2023-24 as follows: 6 December 2023 - 2.00 pm (note: extended meeting will accommodate strategic discussion). 21 February 2024 - 3.00 pm 17 April 2024 - Strategy Day (Full day) 19 June 2024 - 3.00 pm
20 20.1 20.2	Items for Information Court Member SharePoint site* To RECEIVE a briefing on proposed revised arrangements for members’ access to meeting and archive Court papers. Project Galileo To RECEIVE a copy of a presentation on the project plan.