Court Agenda 19 June 2024

The next meeting of the University Court will be held on Wednesday, 19 June 2024 at 3.00 pm in the Large Boardroom, Queen Margaret University campus.

All agenda items and papers may be disclosed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 unless specifically exempted by the legislation. Where items cannot be disclosed, the relevant section of the Act is indicated.

*The agenda is divided into starred and non-starred items. Starred items are for discussion and, where appropriate, decision. Non-starred items are for noting only and will not normally be discussed. Any member wishing to discuss a paper listed for noting should contact the Secretary no later than two days before the meeting stating the reason for the request.

Order	Agenda	Ref
1	*Welcome and Membership
2	*Conflicts of Interest To NOTE any conflicts of interest, and to determine any required action.
3	*Determination of Other Competent Business (a) To RECEIVE notification of Other Competent Business. (b) To DISCUSS any business arising from Items for Information.
4	*Minutes of the previous meeting (a) To APPROVE the Unconfirmed minutes of the Ordinary meeting held on 17 April 2024. (b) Matters arising	COURT (24) MINS 02
5	*Chair’s Report To RECEIVE an oral report from the Chair of the University Court.
6	*Principal’s Report To RECEIVE an oral update report from the Principal.	COURT (24) 13
	Ordinary Business
7	*Court Strategy Day To RECEIVE a report on matters arising from the Court Strategy Day, and to CONSIDER early action taken to address matters of importance identified. (Note: Agenda Items 8-11, and Agenda Item 20 below refer).	COURT (24) 14
8	*Budget and Forecast Outturn 2023-24 To RECEIVE a paper and presentation on the financial outturn forecast for FY 2023-24.	COURT (24) 15
9	*Budget 2024-25 and Three Year Financial Forecast To RECEIVE a paper and presentation on the budget for FY 2024-25 and financial forecast for subsequent years for APPROVAL and submission to the Scottish Funding Council	COURT (24) 16
10	*Loan Refinancing and Five Year Financial Forecast To RECEIVE a report on loan refinancing discussion, and on the preparation of a five-year financial forecast.	COURT (24) 17
11	*Project Galileo To RECIEVE a status report on progress.	COURT (24) 18
12	*Land Development To RECIEVE a report on progress with the Land Development Project.	COURT (24) 19
13	*Annual Report on Human Resources (HR) Matters To RECIEVE a report from the Head of HR	COURT (24) 20
14	Compliance Report Quarter 2 2024 To NOTE a report on areas of compliance activity.	COURT (24) 21
	Reports from Committees
15	*Finance and Estates Committee (a) To RECEIVE the Unreserved minutes of an Extraordinary meeting of the Finance and Estates Committee held on 1 May 2024. (b) Matters arising: to HOMOLOGATE Convenors Action to APPROVE contractual arrangements and associated expenditure in the matter of Future Spaces, such authority having been delegated by the University Court as its meeting on 17 April 2024. (c) To RECIEVE the minutes of the Finance and Estates Committee held on 6 June 2024. (d) Matters arising.	FEC (24) MINS 03 FEC (24) MINS 04 To Follow
16	*Senate (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Senate meeting held on 8 May 2024. (b) Matters arising.	SEN (24) MINS 02
17	*Audit and Risk Committee (a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Audit and Risk Committee meeting held on 5 June 2024. (b) Matters arising.	AUDIT (24) MINS 02
18	*Equality and Diversity Committee a) To RECEIVE the minutes of the Equality and Diversity Committee meeting held on 4 March 2024. (b) To RECIEVE the minutes of the Equality and Diversity Committee held on 4 June 2024 (c) Matters arising:	EDC (24) MINS 01 EDC (24) MINS 02
19	*Dates of future meetings The University Court will meet in Session 2024-25 as follows: Wednesday, 2 October 2024 at 3.00 pm in the Boardroom Wednesday, 4 December 2024 at 3.00 pm in the Boardroom Wednesday, 19 February 2025 at 3.00 pm in the Boardroom Wednesday, 16 April 2025 – Strategy Day – all day event Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at 3.00 pm in the Boardroom
20	Items for Information 20.1 Notes of the presentations and discussion held at the Court Strategy Day, 17 April 2024. Note: progress on actions identified at the Strategy Day will be addressed by the Principal under Agenda 7 item above, and reported at future meetings of the University Court. FEC (24) MINS 03 FEC (24) MINS 04 To Follow SEN (24) MINS 02 AUDIT (24) MINS 02 EDC (24) MINS 01 EDC (24) MINS 02 20.2 Link to Court Member Information repository, including past papers: https://qmu.sharepoint.com/sites/UniversityCourt2