Board agenda

for a meeting of the Architects Registration Board to be held at 8 Weymouth Street, London, W1W 5BU, on 21 July 2011 at 11.00am

If you have any detailed questions with regard to any matters on the agenda, please contact the Chairman of the relevant Committee before the meeting in order to allow sufficient opportunity for the relevant information to be obtained.

OPEN SESSION

1. Apologies for Absence
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 7 April 2011
4. Matters Arising
   • No matters arising have been notified in advance of the meeting
5. Chairman's Report
   • To hear a report on matters relating to the conduct of the Board’s business
6. Registrar's Report
   • To note a report on matters relating to the running of the Board’s business
7. Management Accounts 2011
   • To note the management accounts to 30 June 2011 and year-end forecast
   • Cover paper
   • Annex A

MATTERS FOR DECISION

8. 2012 Business Plan – first draft
   • To consider and agree the first draft of the 2012 Business Plan
   • Cover paper
9. Review and agree the ARB Strategic Plan for 2012
   • To consider ARB’s strategy document and confirm no changes are needed for 2011/12
   • Attachment A
10. General Rules
    • To consider and agree changes to the Board’s General Rules to be issued for consultation
    • Cover paper
    • Annex A
    • Annex B
    • Annex C
    • Annex D
11. Annual Report on Investments and Review of ARB’s Investment Strategy
    • To hear a verbal report from our brokers, Quilter
12. Prescribed Examinations
    • To consider and agree the proposed changes to the Board’s Examination Procedures which transpose the new criteria, together with the low level enhancements agreed by the Board in September 2010
    • Cover paper
    • Appendix A
    • Appendix B
13. Board and Committee member attendance allowance and expenses
    • To determine any changes to the attendance allowance and ARB’s expenses policy
    • Cover paper
    • Annex A
    • Annex B
    • Annex C
14. Equality Scheme
    • To consider and agree the revised Equality Scheme, which takes account of the newly-introduced public sector equality duty
    • Cover paper

MATTERS FOR NOTE

15. Risk Register
    • To consider and note the Risk Register
    • Attachment
16. Mid-year Report on Statistics
    • To consider and note the report on statistics, trends and information
    • Annex A
    • Annex B
17. Report on European Matters
    • To note an update report on the work that ARB has been undertaking in relation to European matters
18. To Note the Minutes of :
    1. the Audit Committee Meeting of 21 March 2011
    2. the Remuneration Committee of 1 June 2100 (draft only)
    3. the Investigations Committee meeting held on 13 June 2011
19. Any other business
    • To raise any other business (members are asked to notify the Registrar by 10.00am on 18 July 2011 of any points they wish to raise).
20. Dates of Next Meetings

    • 2011
      22 September 2011
      15 December 2011

    • 2012
      Friday 24 February - Board meeting
      Tuesday 17 April - Board induction for new Board members. (Chairs  of Committees may be needed)
      Thursday 10 May - Board development and strategic planning day
      Friday 11 May - Board meeting
      Friday 20 July - Board meeting
      Thursday 20 September - Board meeting
      Thursday 22 November - Board meeting