OPEN SESSION

for a meeting of the Architects Registration Board to be held at 8 Weymouth Street, London, W1W 5BU on 11 February 2016 from 10.30am – 11am

 

1. Apologies for Absence
Apologies have been received from John Assael.

2. Members’ Interests
To note the Register of Member’s Interests and to hear any declarations of potential conflicts of interest for the items below.

STANDING ITEMS

3. Minutes
To approve the minutes of the meeting of 19 November 2015.

4. Matters Arising
To note the update report on actions agreed from previous meetings.

5. Chairman’s Report
To note a report on matters relating to the conduct of the Board’s business.

6. ARB’s Operational Activities
To note a report from the ARB Team on matters relating to the running of the Board’s business.

7. Periodic Review update
To hear an update on the Periodic Review.

8. Board’s Open and Confidential Session Policy
To consider amendments to the Board’s policy regarding the Open and Confidential Sessions of Board meetings.
Cover Paper
Annex A
Annex B

9. Code of Conduct Review
To provisionally agree changes to the Architects Code of Conduct and Practice, and issue for consultation.
Cover Paper
Annex A
Annex B

10. Audit Committee Terms of Reference
To agree amendments to the Committee’s Terms of Reference.
Cover Paper
Annex A

11. Prescription Committee Terms of Reference
To agree amendments to the Committee’s Terms of Reference.
Cover Paper
Annex A
Annex B

12. Timetable and Process for the Election of the Chair and Vice Chair
To agree the 2016 election timetable and process.
Cover Paper

MATTERS FOR NOTE

13. Report on the responses to the Board Effectiveness Review
To note the outcome of the Review.
Cover Paper
Annex A
Audit Committee Annex B
Prescription Committee Annex B
Remuneration Committee Annex B
Review IOC Annex B
Annex C

14. Risk Management Strategy
The note the Board’s Risk Management Strategy.
Cover Paper
Annex A

15. Report on the delivery of the 2015 Business Plan
To note and discuss performance against the 2015 Business Plan.
Cover Paper
Annex A

16. Report to the Board on Statistics, Trends and Performance Indicators 2015
To note and discuss the report on statistics trends and performance indicators for 2015.
Cover Paper
Annex A
Annex B
Annex C

17. Report from the Qualifications Department 2014-2015
To note and discuss the report on statistics, trends and performance indicators for:
– 1 September 2014 to 31 December 2014; and
– 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015
Cover Paper
Annex A
Annex B

18. Annual Report from the Remuneration Committee
To note the Committee’s 2015 Annual Report.
Cover Paper

19. PCC Consent Order Review
To note the Professional Conduct Committee’s Consent Order Review.
Cover Paper

20. Routes to Registration
To hear an update on the review of ARB’s Routes to Registration.

21. Minutes
To note the draft minutes of:
(i) The Audit Committee 24 November 2015; and
(ii) The Remuneration Committee of 24 November 2015.

22. Any other business
To raise any other business (members are asked to notify the Registrar by 10:00am on 9 February 2016 of any points they wish to raise).

23. Dates of meetings 2016
• 21 April 2016 – Board Induction Day
• 12 May 2016 – Board Development Day (TBC)
• 13 May 2016
• 14 July 2016
• 15 September 2016
• 24 November 2016