Court Agenda December 2020
Agenda for the meeting of the Court held on Wednesday, 9 December 2020 at 3.00 pm by Video Conference.Ìý
| Order | Agenda | Ref | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | *Welcome and Membership. | Ìý | 
| 2 | *Conflicts of Interest To NOTE any conflicts of interest and determine any required action. | Ìý | 
| 3 | *Determination of Other Competent Business To RECEIVE notification of Other Competent Business. To DISCUSS any business arising from Items for Information. | Ìý | 
| 4 | *Chair’s report To RECEIVE a report from the Acting Chair. | Ìý | 
| 5 | *Principal’s Report To RECEIVE an update report from the Principal. | COURT (20) 29 | 
| 6 | *Minutes of the previous meeting To APPROVE the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2020. | COURT (20) MINS 05 | 
| 7 Ìý Ìý Ìý | Matters arising from the Minutes 7.1ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Minute 15 (a): Nominations Committee: Appointment of Chair To RECEIVE an oral report on progress with arrangements for an election. Ìý 7.2ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Minute 15 (b): Nominations Committee: Lay Court membership To NOTE the appointment, under delegated powers approved by the Court, of Professor John Harper for a three-year term of office commencing 1 December 2020. Ìý 7.3 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Minute 15 (c): Nominations Committee: Appointment to Standing Committees of the University Court To APPROVE the recommendation that Robert Pattullo be appointed to the vacant position of Convener of the Audit and Risk Committee. | Ìý Ìý | 
| Ìý | Ordinary Business | Ìý | 
| 8 8.1 Ìý 8.2 | *Year end Update To RECEIVE a report on progress in finalising the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2020. To RECEIVE the Quarter 4 update on key performance indicators for 2019-20. | Ìý COURT (20) 30 Ìý COURT (20) 31 | 
| 9 Ìý | Quarter one financial update To RECEIVE a report on the financial position for the three months to 31 October 2020 and on the updated forecast outturn for financial year 2020-21. | COURT (20) 32 Ìý | 
| 10 | *Key Performance Indicators To RECEIVE a paper on the development of key performance indicators 2020-21. | COURT (20) 33 Ìý | 
| 11 | *Risk Management To RECEIVE proposals to complete a review of the University’s risk management processes and to review the University’s updated corporate risk register. | COURT (20) 34 Ìý | 
| 12 Ìý | *Land Development Update To RECEIVE an update on the land development project. | COURT (20) 35 | 
| Ìý | Reports from Committees | Ìý | 
| 13Ìý | *Senate a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senate meeting held on 28 October 2020. (b) Matters Arising. | SEN (20) MINS 04 | 
| 14 | *Finance and Estates Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Finance and Estates Committee meeting held on 26 November 2020. (b) Matters Arising. | FEC (20) MINS 04 | 
| 15 | *Equality and Diversity Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Equality and Diversity Committee meeting held on 29 October 2020. (b) Matters arising. | EDC (20) MINS 03 | 
| 16 | *Dates of future meetings Dates for Ordinary meetings of the University Court are set out below: 10 February 2021 at 3.00 pm 31 March 2021 at 3.00 pm 23 June 2021 at 3.00 pm Strategy Days – 3 and 4 February 2021 – to be discussed. | Ìý | 
| 17 | Items for Information To RECEIVE a copy of the Scottish Funding Council publication: ‘Coherence and Sustainability: A review of Scotland’s Colleges and Universities Phase One Report: Insights to Develop Further’, published in October 2020. | Ìý | 
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