Agenda: Forest Services board meeting 14 March 2023
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Forest Services Board聽 meeting: Tuesday 14 March 2023聽聽
20th Meeting聽9am to 11.30am, in person at the Tiverton Hotel, and via MS Teams
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To review key management and financial information and risks. Focus on woodlands into management, emerging forestry species and the Environment Improvement Plan and Forestry.聽
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Invitees: Sir William Worsley, Hilary Allison, Edward Barker, Anna Brown, John Lockhart, Ross Murray, Derrick Osgood, Steph Rhodes and Richard Stanford.聽聽
Boardroom Apprentice: Alex Stewart聽
Present: Andrew Stirling聽
Presenters:聽 Samantha Malpass, Ian Tubby聽
Apologies: Sandy Storrie聽
Minutes: Gemma Thomas聽
1. Welcome and Introductions 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
9am (10 mins)
Chair welcomes members to this 20th meeting of the Board.聽
2. Minutes of the last meeting and declarations of interest 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
9.10am (5 mins)
Agree minutes, update any recent declarations of interest, and discuss matters arising.聽
2.1 (Paper) Minutes of the last meeting (December 2022)聽
2.2 FS Register of Interest聽
3. (Paper) Key Management and Financial Information聽
3.1 Directors鈥� Update 鈥� Anna Brown聽聽
9.15am (15 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Directors鈥� Update.聽
3.1 (Paper) Directors鈥� Update 聽
3.1A (Paper) Prioritisation and Statutory Duties聽聽
3.2 Risk Register and Dashboard 鈥� Anna Brown聽聽
9.30am (20 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register, and from the Dashboards, noting the focus for this meeting on the 鈥楶rotect and Improve鈥� agenda.聽
3.2A (Paper) FS Risks and Issues Dashboard聽聽聽
3.2B Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register聽聽
3.2C Dashboard聽聽
3.3 Finance Report 鈥� Derrick Osgood聽聽
9:50am (15 mins)
A deep dive into FS finances.聽
3.3A (Paper) Board Finance Report聽
3.3B (Paper) FS Finance Summary AP7 22-23聽
3.4 FS Business Planning 2023-4 Update聽 鈥� Samantha Malpass聽聽聽
10.05am (20 mins)
A chance to review and input into the assumptions, risk appetite and broader approach to the 2023-24 FS Business Plan聽
3.4 (Paper) FS Business Plan 2023-24 Update聽聽
4. Items for Discussion聽
4.1 Woodlands Into Management 鈥� Ian Tubby聽聽
10.25am (20 mins)
A look at a possible target and the required resources to support that.聽
4.1 (Paper) Woodlands Into Management聽聽
4.2 Emerging Forestry Species 鈥� Ian Tubby聽
10.45am (15 mins)
A look at a proposed approach for risk assessing and regulating Emerging Forestry Species.聽
4.2 (Paper) Emerging Forestry Species聽聽
11am (10 mins) Comfort Break聽
4.3 Trees, Woods and Forests in the Environment Improvement Plan 鈥� Ian Tubby
11.10am (10 mins)聽
A summary of the headlines pertaining to trees, woodlands and forests in the Environment Improvement Plan (EIP)聽
4.2 (Paper) EIP and Forestry聽
5. Any Other Business 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
11.20am (10 mins)
11:30 Close聽
Papers By Correspondence聽
- BNG Update聽
Anna Brown - Director, Forest Services 聽7 March 2023