Agenda: Forest Services board meeting 4 October 2022
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To review key management and financial information and risks. Focus on future legislative and regulatory reform, Biodiversity Net Gain and proposals for Arms鈥� Length Body Reform.聽
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Invitees: Sir William Worsley, Hilary Allison, Edward Barker, Anna Brown, John Lockhart, Derrick Osgood, Rebecca Rhodes, Steph Rhodes, Richard Stanford and Sandy Storrie.聽聽
Presenters:聽Joe Watts, Katy Moseley, Andrew Canning-Trigg聽
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Minutes: Gemma Thomas聽
1. Welcome and Introductions 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
1pm (10 mins) Chair welcomes members to this 18th meeting of the Board.聽
2. Minutes of the last meeting and declarations of interest 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
1.10pm (5 mins)
Agree minutes, update any recent declarations of interest, and discuss matters arising.聽
2.1 Paper: Minutes of the last meeting (July 2022)聽
2.2 FS Register of Interest聽
3. Key Management and Financial Information聽
3.1 Directors鈥� Update 鈥� Anna Brown聽聽
1.15pm (10 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Directors鈥� Update.聽
Paper: 3.1 Directors鈥� Update聽
3.2 Risk Register and Dashboard 鈥� Anna Brown聽聽
13:25 (10 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register, and from the Dashboards, noting the focus for this meeting on the 鈥楥onnecting People鈥� agenda.聽
3.2A (Paper) Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register聽聽
3.2B Dashboard聽聽
3.3 Finance Report and Business Plan Quarterly Review 鈥� Derrick Osgood, Anna Brown聽聽
1.35pm (40 mins)
A deep dive into FS finances, and a quarterly review of the FS Business Plan.聽聽聽
3.3 (Paper) A Finance report聽
3.3B Quarterly Review of the FS Business Plan聽
2.15pm (10 mins) Comfort Break聽
4. Items for Discussion聽
4.1 FC Regulatory Reform 鈥� Consultation and Strategic EIA 鈥� Joe Watts, Katy Moseley聽
2.25pm (20 mins)
A look at plans for regulatory reform, consultation changes and strategic EIA considerations.聽聽聽
4.1 (Paper) Future Legislative and Regulatory Reform 聽
4.2 Biodiversity Net Gain 鈥� Andrew Canning-Trigg聽聽
2.45pm (20 mins)
A look at how BNG is intended to work, how it may impact forestry / woodland creation and management, and how the economics of BNG may impact on existing grants and funding arrangements.聽聽聽聽
4.2 (Paper) Biodiversity Net Gain聽
4.3 Arms鈥� Length Body Reform update 鈥� Richard Stanford聽聽聽
3.05pm (20 mins)
A verbal update on ALB reform discussions.聽聽聽
5. Any Other Business 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
3.25pm (10 mins)
An update from John Lockhart on the Vacant and Derelict Land project.聽
A discussion on reference committee delays, raised by John Lockhart.聽聽聽
3.35pm Close聽
Anna Brown - Director, Forest Services 聽27 September 2022