Agenda: Forest Services board meeting 7 July 2023
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Forest Services Board聽22nd Meeting, Friday 7 July 2023聽between 9am to 11.30am via MS Teams.
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To review key management and financial information and risks. Focus on a Paulownia Phoenix One regulatory update; how FS can use the Presumption to Plant mapping to speed up planting in low-risk areas, and an update on the revocation of the Ministerial Direction; and Defra Legal delays and mitigations.聽聽
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Invitees: Sir William Worsley, Hilary Allison, Edward Barker, Anna Brown, John Lockhart, Ross Murray, Derrick Osgood, Steph Rhodes, Richard Stanford and Sandy Storrie.聽聽
Boardroom Apprentice: Alex Stewart聽
Presenters:聽 Jane Coles (item 3.4), Ian Tubby (item 4.1), Ewan Calcott (item 4.2)聽
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Minutes: Gemma Thomas
1. Welcome and Introductions 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
09:00 (10 mins)
Chair welcomes members to this 22nd meeting of the Board.聽
2. Minutes of the last meeting and declarations of interest 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
09:10 (5 mins)
Agree minutes, update any recent declarations of interest, and discuss matters arising.聽
2.1A (Paper) minutes of the last meeting (25 May 2023)聽
2.1B Minutes of the last meeting (26 June 2023)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
09:15 (15 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Directors鈥� Update.聽
3.2 Risk Register and Dashboard 鈥� Anna Brown聽聽
09:30 (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 鈥楨xpand and Connect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 Dashboards聽聽
3.3 Finance Report 鈥� Derrick Osgood聽
09:50 (15 mins)
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3.3A (Papers) Board Finance Report聽
3.3B FS Finance Summary AP2聽聽聽
3.4 FS Business Plan Quarterly Update 鈥� Jane Coles聽聽聽
10:05 (15 mins)
An update on FS Business Plan activities聽聽
3.4 (Papers) Business Plan 2023-24 Q1 Review
4. Items for Discussion聽
4.1 The Regulation of Paulownia hybrid 鈥楶hoenix One庐鈥� in England鈥�� Ian Tubby聽聽聽
10:20 (20 mins)
To update the Board on the current regulatory position of Paulownia Phoenix One庐 and evidence behind this decision. (Paper) Paulownia Phoenix One庐.聽
4.2 How Can FS Use the Presumption to Plant Mapping to Speed Up Planting in Low-Risk Areas prior to LURB, and update on revocation of Ministerial Direction 鈥� Ewan Calcott, Steph Rhodes 鈥犅�
10:40 (20 mins)
A look at Presumption to Plant, how FS can use mapping to speed up planting, and consultation reform and Ministerial Direction revocation. (Paper) Presumption to Plant.聽
11:00 to 11:05 Comfort Break聽
4.3 Improving Progress with Defra Legal 鈥� Edward Barker聽 鈥犅�
11:05 (15 mins)
A look at the issues with Defra Legal.聽 What is currently held up and for how long.鈥� What are the plans to fix the backlog, and what are the mitigations to stop it happening again?鈥� (Paper) An update on progress with Defra Legal聽.
5. Any Other Business 鈥� Sir William Worsley聽
11:20 (10 mins)
11:30 Close聽
Anna Brown, Director, Forest Services 聽30 June 2023