SB(07)14th Conclusions
STRATEGIC BOARD MEETING
21 JUNE 2007
Present
Sir John Elvidge (chair)
Robert Gordon CB
Andrew Goudie
Philip Rycroft
Richard Wakeford
Apologies had been received from Kevin Woods, David Fisher, Bill Bound and Shonaig Macpherson.
In Attendance
Owen Kelly
Sarah Smith
Sarah Davidson
Donald Cameron
Agenda Item 1: Minutes and Matters Arising
1. The minutes of the previous meeting (SB(07)13th conclusions) were agreed. Under matters arising the Permanent Secretary noted that Cabinet was scheduled to discuss the Forth Crossing project on 27 June, and that the paper would signal the Board's role in overseeing the governance arrangements. Dr Goudie said that the Peer Review was due to report over the next few days, and that its conclusions and recommendations would be considered at the Board's meeting on 5 July (Action: Andrew Goudie).
Agenda Item 2: Report from Cabinet 2.
Ms Davidson reported on the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, 19 June and said that Cabinet had discussed forthcoming Parliamentary business and had agreed proposals on the establishing the council of economic advisers.
Part of the record of the discussion under this agenda item is considered exempt from publication at this time and has been redacted.
The Board agreed that it would be helpful to arrange a pre Cabinet discussion about the role and function of NDPBs, which should also include material about Agencies (Action: Cabinet Secretariat). The engagement with the public and private sectors event planned for Tuesday, 26 June would be a useful opportunity to address the issues raised in discussion. The Board agreed that it would be helpful to see further information about the event, and in particular, any actions required by Directors General before the event (Action: Ruth Parsons). The strategic discussion about the 'healthier' strategic objective had again been time constrained, but a number of Cabinet Secretaries had made clear links to activity within their respective portfolios. The Board noted that Cabinet would continue to meet weekly over the summer recess and that Directors General would be responsible for ensuring appropriate cover within directorates over the recess period (Action: Directors General).
Agenda Item 3: Risk Management
3. The Board noted actions in place to address identified risks to a successful transition to the new administration.
Agenda Item 5: Any Other Business
4. The Board noted material circulated the previous day setting out a proposed performance measurement framework and method for agreeing performance indicators for the SRO7 period. The Board agreed that further discussion should be scheduled for Thursday, 28 June (Action: Cabinet and corporate business secretariat).
Date of Next Meeting
5. Thursday, 28 June at 8.30am.
Cabinet and Corporate Business Secretariat
June 2007