OPEN SESSION

1.Apologies for Absence
Apologies have been received from Tony Crook and Richard Parnaby.

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.

3.Update from the Chair
Oral update.

4. Minutes
To approve the open session minutes of the meeting held on 29 July 2019.

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

MATTERS FOR DECISION

6. Governance Review
i) Population of the Board’s Committees
To agree to populate the Board member roles on the Board’s committees and note the population plans for the vacancies as well as the recruitment plans for the remaining independent non-executive positions on the committees.
Cover paper
Annex A

ii) Consultation on the General Rules (Temporary Appointment of Board Members)
To consider the consultation responses regarding the proposed additions to the Board’s General Rules and to agree the additions.
Cover paper
Annex A

iii) Internal Governance Review Report
To note updates on the progress of the internal Governance Review.

iv) Procedures for the Prescription of Qualifications
To agree a draft of the operational and governance changes being made to the Procedures for the Prescription of Qualifications so that they can be issued for consultation.
Cover paper
Annex A
Annex B
Annex C

7. Budget and Fees 2020
To agree the 2020 budget, additional staffing and the retention and other fees for 2020.
Cover paper
Annex A
Annex B
Annex C
Annex D
Annex E

ITEMS FOR NOTE

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

9. Management Accounts
To note the Prescription Committee’s Annual Report.
Cover paper
Annex A

10. Prescription Committee Annual Report
To note the Prescription Committee’s Annual Report

11. Any Other Business