Minutes of the CPS Board meeting on 20 December 2010

Contributors

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

Apologies

David Green

Secretariat

Tamara Moore
Mark Sunderland

Note: Owing to the inclement weather the Board was unable to meet. Peter Lewis spoke to each Board member (except David Green) and the note below reflects the position agreed.

Item 1: T3 Business Case

The Board agreed to formally sign-off the T3 Business Case and revised accelerated timetable but would consider the revised schedule at its next Board meeting.

Item 2: Restructure

The Board agreed the organisational restructure with the move to 13 Areas. More developed proposals on the supporting substructure will be presented at February's Board.

Item 3: Financial management update

The Board noted the Financial Management update.

Item 4: 2011 budget allocations

The Board agreed that the expenditure heads be notified of their indicative budget allocations, and that formal sign-off be deferred until February's meeting.

Item 5: Balanced Scorecard

The Board endorsed the new Balanced Scorecard.

Item 6: Business planning

The Board agreed the content of the interim Business Plan its publication in the New Year.

Item 7: AOB

Doreen Langston advised that she is progressing work on Board Capability with support from the Strategy and Policy Directorate.

Next meeting: Wednesday 17 February, at Rose Court