Court Agenda November 2019

Agenda for the meeting of the Court held on Wednesday, 27 November 2019 at 3.00 pm in the Large Boardroom, Level 2, Queen Margaret University.

Order	Agenda	Ref
1	*Welcome and Membership
2	Conflicts of Interest To NOTE any conflicts of interest and determine any required action.
3	*Determination of Other Competent Business (a) To RECEIVE notification of Other Competent Business. (b) To DISCUSS any business arising from Items for Information.
4	*Chair’s report
5	*Principal’s report
6	*Minutes (a) To APPROVE the Minutes of the Court meeting held on 2 October 2019. (b) Matters arising.	COURT (19) MINS 04
7	Ordinary Business
8	Annual Accounts (a) To APPROVE formally the Strategic Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2019. (b) To CONSIDER the Letter of Representations to Ernst and Young, and to AUTHORISE the Chair to sign on behalf of the Court. (c) To NOTE the external audit report from Ernst and Young. (d) To NOTE the annual internal audit report from Scott Moncrieff.	COURT (19) 45 COURT (19) 46 COURT (19) 47 COURT (19) 48
9	*Financial Update To RECEIVE a report on financial performance for the quarter to 31 October 2019.	COURT (19) 49
10	*Key Performance Indicators To RECEIVE the Quarter 1 report on Key Performance Indicators 2019-20.	COURT (19) 50
11	*Risk Management To RECEIVE the University’s updated Corporate Risk Register.	COURT (19) 51
12	*Land Development Update To RECEIVE an update on the land development project.	COURT (19) 52
13	*Scottish Funding Council (a) To NOTE the Outcome Agreement Self-Evaluation 2018-19. (b) To NOTE the Outcome Agreement Guidance 2020-21	COURT (19) 53 COURT (19) 54
13	*University Strategy 2020-25 To DISCUSS the refresh of the University Strategy 2020-2025.	COURT (19) 55
14	Freedom of Information: Annual report To NOTE a report on compliance with Freedom of Information legislation.	COURT (19) 56
	Reports from Committees
15	*Senate (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senate meeting held on 30 October 2019. (b) Matters Arising.	SEN (19) MINS 04
16	*Finance and Estates Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Finance and Estates Committee meeting held on 5 November 2019. (b) Matters Arising. (c) To RECEIVE the Annual Report of the Committee	FEC (19) MINS 04 COURT (19) 57
17	*Audit and Risk Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Audit and Risk Committee meeting held on 10 September 2019. (b) Matters arising. (c) To RECEIVE the Annual Report of the Committee.	AUDIT (19) MINS 04 COURT (19) 58
18	*Equality and Diversity Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Equality and Diversity Committee held on 17 October 2019. (b) Matters arising.	EDC (19) MINS 03
20	Dates of future meetings The Court will meet on the following dates in 2019-20: 5-6 February 2020 (Away Days) 1 April 2020 at 3.00 pm 24 June 2020 at 3.00 pm
21	Items for Information Press Cutting and Press Release