F&GP Meeting November 2017

ICT Policy.

34 A draft of our new ICT Policy document is attached for reference. This will be agreed by the SMT. Other key policies like Staff Handbook, Finance Policy are subject to internal annual SMT review.

End of Year EC.

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Jeremy Corbyn is actively considering our invitation to our end of year dinner.

Work for Treasury team

36 Meetings have been held with the Treasury team to consider joint education work and use of Quorn.

Awards.

37 Our gardens one first prize in the regional competition again and the nursery received a Good Ofsted report.

TUC

38 Our TUC Presence costs all in around £26k. Discussion on future activities and perhaps at the Labour Party also should take place.

Pension Scheme

39 The EC’s proposed new structural arrangements of governance were passed at the Pension Scheme meeting by 3 votes to 2. A new deed will be written up. 40 The Pensions investments are doing well and the Head of Finance will attend the fund managers’ seminar in November.

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