Agenda: Forest Services board meeting 4 October 2022
Published 19 December 2023
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Purpose
To review key management and financial information and risks. Focus on future legislative and regulatory reform, Biodiversity Net Gain and proposals for Arms’ Length Body Reform.
Agenda
Invitees: Sir William Worsley, Hilary Allison, Edward Barker, Anna Brown, John Lockhart, Derrick Osgood, Rebecca Rhodes, Steph Rhodes, Richard Stanford and Sandy Storrie.
Presenters: Joe Watts, Katy Moseley, Andrew Canning-Trigg
Apologies:
Minutes: Gemma Thomas
1. Welcome and Introductions – Sir William Worsley
1pm (10 mins) Chair welcomes members to this 18th meeting of the Board.
2. Minutes of the last meeting and declarations of interest – Sir William Worsley
1.10pm (5 mins)
Agree minutes, update any recent declarations of interest, and discuss matters arising.
2.1 Paper: Minutes of the last meeting (July 2022)
2.2 FS Register of Interest
3. Key Management and Financial Information
3.1 Directors’ Update – Anna Brown
1.15pm (10 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Directors’ Update.
Paper: 3.1 Directors’ Update
3.2 Risk Register and Dashboard – Anna Brown
13:25 (10 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register, and from the Dashboards, noting the focus for this meeting on the ‘Connecting People’ agenda.
3.2A (Paper) Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register
3.2B Dashboard
3.3 Finance Report and Business Plan Quarterly Review – Derrick Osgood, Anna Brown
1.35pm (40 mins)
A deep dive into FS finances, and a quarterly review of the FS Business Plan.
3.3 (Paper) A Finance report
3.3B Quarterly Review of the FS Business Plan
2.15pm (10 mins) Comfort Break
4. Items for Discussion
4.1 FC Regulatory Reform – Consultation and Strategic EIA – Joe Watts, Katy Moseley
2.25pm (20 mins)
A look at plans for regulatory reform, consultation changes and strategic EIA considerations.
4.1 (Paper) Future Legislative and Regulatory Reform
4.2 Biodiversity Net Gain – Andrew Canning-Trigg
2.45pm (20 mins)
A look at how BNG is intended to work, how it may impact forestry / woodland creation and management, and how the economics of BNG may impact on existing grants and funding arrangements.
4.2 (Paper) Biodiversity Net Gain
4.3 Arms’ Length Body Reform update – Richard Stanford
3.05pm (20 mins)
A verbal update on ALB reform discussions.
5. Any Other Business – Sir William Worsley
3.25pm (10 mins)
An update from John Lockhart on the Vacant and Derelict Land project.
A discussion on reference committee delays, raised by John Lockhart.
3.35pm Close
Anna Brown - Director, Forest Services 27 September 2022