OPEN SESSION

1.  Apologies

2.  Members’ Interests

3.  Minutes
To approve the minutes of the meeting of 23 November 2017.
Open Session minutes from 23 November 2017

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

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

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

7.  Periodic Review Update
To note an update on the Periodic Review.
Update on the Periodic Review
Annex A

8.  Equality & Diversity Performance Plan
To consider a three year Equality & Diversity performance plan, in order to measure ARB’s performance in this area.
E & D Performance Plan
Annex A

MATTERS FOR NOTE

9. Update on the Business as Usual Reviews of the Criteria and Procedures for the Prescription of Qualifications.
To hear an update on the progress of the business as usual reviews of the Criteria and Procedures for the Prescription of Qualifications.
Verbal update

10.  Report on the Delivery of the Business Plan
To note and discuss performance against the Business Plan.
Report against the Business Plan
Annex A

11.  Report to the Board on Statistics, Trends and Performance Indicators
To note and discuss the report on statistics, trends and performance indicators for 2017.
Report to the Board
Annex A
Annex B
Annex C

12.  Complaints Procedure
To note the framework for dealing with complaints about those who provide a service for, or on behalf of, ARB.
Cover paper
Annex A

13.  Annual Report from the Remuneration Committee
To note the Committee’s 2017 Annual Report.
Annual Report

14.  Financial Year End update
To hear a verbal update on the financial year end progress.
Verbal update

15.  Investments Update
To note the progress in implementing the Board’s Investment Strategy and banking arrangements.
Progress report

16.  Minutes
To note the draft minutes of:
i) The Investigations Oversight Committee meeting of 2 November 2017
ii) The Remuneration Committee meeting of 29 November 2017
iii) The Audit Committee meeting of 17 January 2018 (to follow)

17.  AOB

18.  Dates of meetings 2018
10 May 2018
19 July 2018
14 September 2018
29 November 2018