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Minutes of the CPS Board Meeting on 30 May 2007

Present

Peter Lewis (Chair)
Roger Daw
Neil Franklin
John Graham
Steve Przybylski
Ros McCool
Judith Walker
Dru Sharpling
Adele Clarke
Philip Oliver, Non Executive Director
Gerard Lemos, Non Executive Director

Guests

Pam Teare, Head of Communications
Shelagh O'Leary, Human Resources
Robin Wright - National School of Government

Capability Review Team

David Baines
Ruth Carnie
Neil Goodwin

Apologies

Ken Macdonald
Claire Hamon
Portia Ragnauth
Seamus Taylor
Jonathan Sedgwick, Chief Executive, Office for Criminal Justice Reform (Acting)

Secretariat

Matthew McGonagle
Tamara Moore


Item 1: Previous Minutes and Actions Arising

1. The Board agreed the note from the last Board meeting held on 4 April 2007 and the update on actions arising from that meeting.

Item 2: Director's Update

2. There was no update from the Director who was on leave.

Item 3: Capability Review - Action Planning

3. The Board presented a draft version of the CPS Action Plan, based on the findings of the Capability Review, to the members of the Capability Review Team. The Review Team members provided their initial thoughts on the plan and praised the CPS for so readily acknowledging the findings of the report and devising an action plan so swiftly.

Item 4: Leadership & Management Development Strategy

4. The Board considered a paper on the implementation of a Leadership & Management Development Strategy. It agreed that the People, Equalities and Resources Committee (PERC) will be looking at this project going forward.

5. The Board broadly agreed the proposals in the paper.

Item 5: 2007 Spending Review

6. The Board agreed the draft agenda which could include, subject to other pressures:

  • Lawyer Pay Strategy
  • Impact of MOJ
  • 2007 Spending Review
  • Human Rights Presentation
  • Recommendations for improving the Assurance Board Report
  • Area Group Strategy Board
  • Capability Review
  • Efficiency Scenarios
  • Financial Outturn Quarter 1
  • Equality & Diversity Progress Report
  • Communications Strategy Progress Report
  • 2006-07 Assurance Report
  • Governance Review
  • Routine Committee Reports
  • Draft agenda for September 2007

Item 6: Any Other Business (AOB)

7. There was no AOB

 

Strategy Planning & Change Division
May 2007