Agenda: Forest Services board meeting 25 May 2023
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Forest Services (FS) Board 21st Meeting: Thursday 25 May 2023 between 10am to 12.30pm via MS Teams.
Purpose
To review key management and financial information and risks. Focus on technology challenges, and tree planting targets.
Agenda
Invitees: Sir William Worsley, Hilary Allison, Edward Barker, Anna Brown, John Lockhart, Ross Murray, Steph Rhodes, Richard Stanford and Sandy Storrie.
Boardroom Apprentice: Alex Stewart
Presenters: Andy Crane (item 3.3), Samantha Malpass (item 4.1)
Apologies: Derrick Osgood
Minutes: Gemma Thomas
1. Welcome and Introductions – Sir William Worsley
10:00 (10 mins)
Chair welcomes members to this 21st meeting of the Board.
2. Minutes of the last meeting and declarations of interest – Sir William Worsley
10:10 (5 mins)
Agree minutes, update any recent declarations of interest, and discuss matters arising.
2.1 (paper) Minutes of the last meeting (14 March 2023)
2.2 FS Register of Interest
3. Key Management and Financial Information
3.1 Directors’ Update – Anna Brown
10:15 (15 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Directors’ Update.
3.2 Risk Register and Dashboard – Anna Brown
10:30 (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 ‘Support the Green Economy’ agenda.
3.2A (Paper) FS Risks and Issues Dashboard
3.2B Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register
3.2C Dashboards
3.3 Finance Report – Andy Crane
10:50 (20 mins)
A deep dive into FS finances.
3.3A (Papers) Board Finance Report
3.3B FS Finance Summary AP12
4. Items for Discussion
4.1 IT Development Challenges – Sam Malpass
11:10 (20 mins)
A look at issues currently being faced on two major IT development projects – FLOv2 and the GMS – what has been done to de-risk the projects and what more can be done.
4.1 (Paper) IT Development Challenges
11:30 (10 mins) Comfort Break
4.2 What Needs to be Right for Tree Planting Targets to be Met - Steph Rhodes
11:40 (30 mins)
A look at work underway to address major barriers to tree planting, the suggestions put to the Secretary of State, and a discussion of any additional actions needed.
4.2 (Paper) ‘What Needs to be Right for Tree Planting Targets to be Met’
5. Any Other Business – Sir William Worsley
12:10 (10 mins)
12:20 Close
Papers By Correspondence
NTSG update – Hilary Allison
Anna Brown, Director, Forest Services: 17 May 2023.