Court Agenda December 2021
Agenda for the meeting of the Court held on Wednesday, 1 December 2021 at 3.00 pm by video conference.
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*Welcome and Membership |
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*Conflicts of Interest To NOTE any conflicts of interest, and to determine any required action. |
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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. |
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*Minutes of the previous meeting To APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2021. |
COURT (21) MINS 05 |
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*Chair’s Report To RECEIVE an oral report from the Chair of the University Court. |
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*Principal’s Report To RECEIVE an oral update report from the Principal. |
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Ordinary Business |
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7 Ìý 7.1 Ìý 7.2 Ìý 7.3 Ìý 7.4 Ìý 7.5 Ìý 7.6 Ìý 7.7 Ìý |
*Strategic Report & Financial Statements Ìý To APPROVE formally the Strategic Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2021. Ìý To CONSIDER the Letter of Representations to Ernst and Young, and to AUTHORISE the Chair to sign on behalf of the Court. Ìý To APPROVE the terms of a letter of variation to the Loan Facility Agreement with Barclays Bank PLC. Ìý To NOTE the external audit report from Ernst and Young. Ìý To NOTE the annual internal audit report from Azets Ìý To RECEIVE the Annual Report of the Finance and Estates Committee. Ìý To RECEIVE the Annual Report of the Audit and Risk Committee. Ìý |
COURT (21) 32 Ìý Ìý COURT (21) 33 Ìý COURT (21) 34 Ìý Ìý COURT (21) 35 Ìý COURT (21) 36 Ìý COURT (21) 37 Ìý COURT (21) 38 |
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8 Ìý 8.1 Ìý 8.2 Ìý 8.3 |
*Financial and KPI update Ìý To RECEIVE a report on the out-turn KPIs for 2020-21. Ìý To receive a report on Key Performance Indicators for the three months to 31 October 2021. To RECEIVE a report on the financial position for the three months to 31 October 2021, and on the 2021/22 financial position. |
Ìý COURT (21) 39 Ìý COURT (21) 40 Ìý COURT (21) 41 |
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*Financial strategy update To receive an update on development of a five-year FinancialÌýStrategy. |
COURT (21) 42 |
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10 Ìý |
*Risk Management To review the University’s Corporate Risk register and Risk Management Strategy |
COURT (21) 43 Ìý |
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*Land Development Update To RECEIVE a report on the land development project. |
COURT (21) 44 |
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12 Ìý 12.1 Ìý 12.2 Ìý 12.3 |
*Scottish Funding Outcome Agreement Ìý To NOTE the Guidance for Outcome Agreements for Colleges and Universities for Academic Year 2021-22. Ìý To RECEIVE the Queen Margaret University Self-Evaluation for Academic Session 2020-21, submitted to the SFC on 30 November 2021. Ìý To RECEIVE the draft Outcome Agreement for Session 2021-22. |
Ìý Ìý COURT (21) 45 Ìý COURT (21) 46 Ìý COURT (21) 47 |
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*Compliance with UK Concordats To RECEIVE a report on the University’s compliance with the UK Concordat to Support Research Integrity, and the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. |
COURT (21) 48 |
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Compliance Report 2020-21 To NOTE a report on areas of compliance activity from July to October 2021. |
COURT (21) 49 |
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Reports from Committees |
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15 Ìý |
Finance and Estates Committee/Audit and Risk Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Finance and Estates Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee held on 18 November 2021. (b) Matters Arising. |
FEC/AUDIT (21)ÌýMINS 05 |
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*Senate (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senate meeting held on 27 October 2021. (b) Matters arising. |
SEN (21) MINS 04 |
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*Health and Safety Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the meeting of the Health and Safety Committee held on 6 October 2021. (b) Matters Arising. |
H&S (21) MINS 03 |
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*Equality and Diversity Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Equality and Diversity Committee meeting held on 14 October 2021. (b) Matters arising. Ìý |
EDC (21) MINS 05 |
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*Nominations Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the meeting of the Nominations Committee held on 5 November 2021. (b) Matters arising. |
NOM (21) MINS 02 |
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*Senior Management Remuneration Committee To RECEIVE a report and recommendations arising from meetings of the Senior Management Remuneration Committee held on 3rd, 10th and 15th November 2021. |
SMRC (21) MINS 01 |
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Dates of future meetings 23 February 2022 – Strategy Day – timings to be confirmed. 27 April 2022 at 3.00 pm – arrangements to be confirmed. 22 June 2022 at 3.00 pm – arrangements to be confirmed. |
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