Court Agenda September 2021

Agenda for the meeting of the Court held on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 at 9.45 am in the Halle Lecture Theatre, Queen Margaret University

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

*Minutes of the previous meeting

To APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2021.

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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.

 

 

Ordinary Business

 

7

*Financial Update

To RECEIVE an update on the draft financial outturn for the year ended 31 July 2021.

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8

*Land Development

To RECEIVE an oral update from the Director of Campus and Commercial Services.

 

9

*Key Performance Indicators

To RECEIVE the Fourth Quarter Key Performance Indicators (KPI) report 2020-21.

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10

 

*Annual Report on Human Resource (HR) Matters

To RECEIVE a report from the Director of Operations and Finance and the Head of Human Resources.

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11

*Scottish Funding Council: Annual Report on Institutional Review and Statement of Assurance

(a)   To RECEIVE the draft Annual Report to the Scottish Funding Council on Institutional Review Activity 2019-20.

(b) To APPROVE the University Court Statement of Assurance to the Scottish Funding Council.

 

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12

Compliance Report 2020-21

To NOTE a report on areas of compliance activity from April to June 2021.

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Reports from Committees

 

13

 

*Finance and Estates Committee

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the meeting of the Finance and Estates Committee held on 13 September 2021.

(b) Matters arising.

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14

*Audit and Risk Committee

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held on 22 September 2021.

(b) Matters arising.

AUDIT (21) MINS 04

15

 

*Senate

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senate meeting held on 30 June 2021.

(b) Matters arising.

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16

* Nominations Committee

To RECEIVE recommendation concerning membership of a standing committee of the Court

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17

*Equality and Diversity Committee

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Equality and Diversity Committee meeting held on 17 June 2021.

(b) Matters arising.

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18

Dates of future meetings

The University Court will meet on the following dates in Session 2021-22:

24 November 2021 at 3.00 pm

23 February 2022 at 3.00 pm

27 April 2022 at 3.00 pm

22 June 2022 at 3.00 pm