Agenda: Forest Services board meeting 14 March 2023
Published 19 December 2023
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Forest Services Board meeting: Tuesday 14 March 2023
20th Meeting 9am to 11.30am, in person at the Tiverton Hotel, and via MS Teams
Purpose
To review key management and financial information and risks. Focus on woodlands into management, emerging forestry species and the Environment Improvement Plan and Forestry.
Agenda
Invitees: Sir William Worsley, Hilary Allison, Edward Barker, Anna Brown, John Lockhart, Ross Murray, Derrick Osgood, Steph Rhodes and Richard Stanford.
Boardroom Apprentice: Alex Stewart
Present: Andrew Stirling
Presenters: Samantha Malpass, Ian Tubby
Apologies: Sandy Storrie
Minutes: Gemma Thomas
1. Welcome and Introductions – Sir William Worsley
9am (10 mins)
Chair welcomes members to this 20th meeting of the Board.
2. Minutes of the last meeting and declarations of interest – Sir William Worsley
9.10am (5 mins)
Agree minutes, update any recent declarations of interest, and discuss matters arising.
2.1 (Paper) Minutes of the last meeting (December 2022)
2.2 FS Register of Interest
3. (Paper) Key Management and Financial Information
3.1 Directors’ Update – Anna Brown
9.15am (15 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Directors’ Update.
3.1 (Paper) Directors’ Update
3.1A (Paper) Prioritisation and Statutory Duties
3.2 Risk Register and Dashboard – Anna Brown
9.30am (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 ‘Protect and Improve’ agenda.
3.2A (Paper) FS Risks and Issues Dashboard
3.2B Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register
3.2C Dashboard
3.3 Finance Report – Derrick Osgood
9:50am (15 mins)
A deep dive into FS finances.
3.3A (Paper) Board Finance Report
3.3B (Paper) FS Finance Summary AP7 22-23
3.4 FS Business Planning 2023-4 Update – Samantha Malpass
10.05am (20 mins)
A chance to review and input into the assumptions, risk appetite and broader approach to the 2023-24 FS Business Plan
3.4 (Paper) FS Business Plan 2023-24 Update
4. Items for Discussion
4.1 Woodlands Into Management – Ian Tubby
10.25am (20 mins)
A look at a possible target and the required resources to support that.
4.1 (Paper) Woodlands Into Management
4.2 Emerging Forestry Species – Ian Tubby
10.45am (15 mins)
A look at a proposed approach for risk assessing and regulating Emerging Forestry Species.
4.2 (Paper) Emerging Forestry Species
11am (10 mins) Comfort Break
4.3 Trees, Woods and Forests in the Environment Improvement Plan – Ian Tubby
11.10am (10 mins)
A summary of the headlines pertaining to trees, woodlands and forests in the Environment Improvement Plan (EIP)
4.2 (Paper) EIP and Forestry
5. Any Other Business – Sir William Worsley
11.20am (10 mins)
11:30 Close
Papers By Correspondence
- BNG Update
Anna Brown - Director, Forest Services 7 March 2023