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Court Agenda December 2020

Agenda for the meeting of the Court held on Wednesday, 9 December 2020 at 3.00 pm by Video Conference.听

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Agenda

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1

*Welcome and Membership.

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2

*Conflicts of Interest

To NOTE any conflicts of interest and determine any required action.

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*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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*Chair鈥檚 report

To RECEIVE a report from the Acting Chair.

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*Principal鈥檚 Report

To RECEIVE an update report from the Principal.

COURT (20) 29

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*Minutes of the previous meeting

To APPROVE the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2020.

COURT (20) MINS 05

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Matters arising from the Minutes

7.1听听听听听听听 Minute 15 (a): Nominations Committee: Appointment of Chair

To RECEIVE an oral report on progress with arrangements for an election.

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7.2听听听听听听听 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.

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7.3 听听听听听 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.

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Ordinary Business

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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.

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COURT (20) 31

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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.

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*Key Performance Indicators

To RECEIVE a paper on the development of key performance indicators 2020-21.

COURT (20) 33

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*Risk Management

To RECEIVE proposals to complete a review of the University鈥檚 risk management processes and to review the University鈥檚 updated corporate risk register.

COURT (20) 34

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*Land Development Update

To RECEIVE an update on the land development project.

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Reports from Committees

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*Senate

a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senate meeting held on 28 October 2020.

(b) Matters Arising.

SEN (20) MINS 04

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*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

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*Equality and Diversity Committee

(a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Equality and Diversity Committee meeting held on 29 October 2020.

(b) Matters arising.

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*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 鈥� 3 and 4 February 2021 鈥� to be discussed.

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Items for Information

To RECEIVE a copy of the Scottish Funding Council publication:

鈥楥oherence and Sustainability: A review of Scotland鈥檚 Colleges and Universities Phase One Report: Insights to Develop Further鈥�, published in October 2020.

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