Minutes of the CPS Board meeting on 10 December 2008

Present

Keir Starmer (Chair)
Peter Lewis
John Graham
Mike Kennedy
Rob Sykes
Philip Oliver

Apologies

Gerard Lemos

Guests

Ros McCool
Dave Cass
Lesley Bradley
Paul Markwick

Secretariat

Matthew McGonagle
Tamara Moore

Item 1: Note of Last Meeting and Actions Arising

1. The Board agreed the note of the last meeting held on 17 September and the update on actions arising from previous meetings.

Item 2: The Chief Executive's update

2. The Director updated the Board on issues that had arisen since the last Board.

Item 3: Q2 Performance Report

3. The Board considered the Q2 Performance Report and was satisfied with the course of action outlined for the reported exceptions.

Item 4: Sickness Absence

4. As a result of its July meeting, the Board was presented with a follow up paper from Ros McCool and Lesley Bradley on sickness absence in the Service.

Item 5: Change Programme and Targets

5. The Board considered a presentation on the revised changed portfolio and the CPS targets for 2009/10.

Item 6: Budget Allocations for 2009/10 and 2010-12

6. The Finance Director presented a paper to the Board on the budget allocations for 2009/10 and the proposal fro 2010-2012.

Item 7: CCP Line Management

7. The Board considered a paper on CCP line management by the Service?s Group Chairs.

Item 8: Capability Review

8. The Chief Executive presented a paper to the Board on the Capability Review and the forthcoming re-review by the Cabinet Office in summer 2009.

Item 9: AOB

9. The Board thanked Philip Oliver for his service to the CPS during his six years as a non-executive director, and the contribution that he has made to its transformation.

Strategy Planning & Change Division
December 2008