Minutes of the CPS Board meeting on 17 February 2010

Present

Keir Starmer (Chair)
Peter Lewis
Mike Kennedy
Paul Staff
David Green
Rob Sykes
Doreen Langston
Gerard Lemos
Stephen Redmond

Guests

Richard Hughes
Pam Teare
Ros McCool
Lesley Bradley

Secretariat

Veena King
Tamara Moore

Item 1: Note of last meeting and actions arising

The Board agreed the note of the last meeting held on 18 November 2009 the update on actions arising from previous meetings, and all out-of-committee activity.

Item 2: Director's update

The Director gave an update to the Board on:

CPS/RCPO merger

The merger has been successful and the transition programme can be closed early.

HMCPSi

The Director, Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer have had early meetings with Mike Fuller who succeeds Stephen Wooler as the Chief Inspector from April 2010.

Visits

The Director and Chief Executive have begun the next round of Area visits, to take place over 12-18 months, with CQS and Violence against Women the two main business themes being discussed. The Director is conducting a series of unannounced court visits across England and Wales with the Principal Legal Advisor Alison Levitt.

Item 3: Financial Management

Paul Staff introduced a paper on the CPS's financial position for the period ending 31 December 2009. Management of expenditure against allocated budgets remains satisfactory.

Item 4: Delivery Assurance Report

Paul Staff presented details of the latest Delivery Assurance Report. The Board agreed the recommendations to address any exceptions.

Item 6: Capability Review

Richard Hughes provided an update on the CR Implementation Programme.

Item 7: Public confidence

Pam Teare presented a paper on public confidence in the CPS and CJS.

Item 5: Core Quality Standards (taken out of order)

Peter Lewis provided the Board with an update on the development of the CQS and the corresponding performance management framework.

Item 8: Futures

Paul Staff presented the regular futures update to the Board. The paper outlined the proposals for the development of ministerial briefing and highlighted the current focus on local accountabilities.

Item 9: People Survey

Ros McCool and Lesley Bradley presented the results of the latest staff survey.

Item 9: AOB

There was no AOB.

Next meeting: Wednesday 17 March, at The Cooperage, CPS London