Minutes of the CPS Board meeting on 17 September 2008

Present

Ken Macdonald (Chair)
Peter Lewis
John Graham
Mike Kennedy
Rob Sykes
Gerard Lemos
Philip Oliver

Guests

Ros McCool

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 23 July 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: Financial Prospects

3. The Board considered a paper on financial prospects if the current financial position were to worsen. The Board requested a further update at its December meeting.

Item 4: Financial Management – Top Six Expenditure Areas

4. The Board considered a paper on the Financial Management - Top Six Expenditure Areas outside of staffing accommodation and prosecution costs.

5. Item 5: Financial Outturn August 2008

The Board noted the report on expenditure to date and the forecast for the outturn for 2008-09.

Item 6: HQ Review

6. The Chief Executive presented a paper to the Board on the completed HQ Review.

Item 7: Capability Review

7. The Board considered a paper on Capability Review and agreed the approach to the re-review process in summer 2009.

Item 8: AOB

8. The Director thanked the Board and the Secretariat for their help and support during his five year tenure.

Strategy Planning & Change Division
September 2008