Agenda and minutes

Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of the City of London Academies Trust - Thursday, 28th February, 2019 10.00 am

Venue: Chairman's Room 1 - Committee Rooms. View directions

Contact: Email: Alistair.MacLellan@cityoflondon.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

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Minutes:

There were no apologies.  Dawn Elliott and Lucas Green attended via conference call.

 

The Chairman led Trustees in thanking Alistair MacLellan for his excellent work as clerk to the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, and welcomed Polly Dunn and Kerry Nicholls who would be acting as clerks to future meetings of the Education Board and City of London Academies Trust, respectively.

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2.

Declarations

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Minutes:

Dawn Elliott declared that she was the Chair of Governors at the City Academy, Hackney.

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3.

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To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 6 December 2018.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED, that the minutes of the meeting held on 6 December 2018 be approved as a correct record.

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4.

Questions

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Minutes:

There were no questions.

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5.

Any Other Business that the Chairman considers urgent

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Minutes:

There was no other business.

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6.

Exclusion of the Public

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Minutes:

RESOLVED, that the public be excluded and that Trustees move into private session.

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7.

Non-Public Minutes

To consider the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 6 December 2018.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED, that the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 6 December 2018 be approved as a correct record.

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8.

Outstanding Actions

Report of the Clerk.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Clerk regarding outstanding actions arising from previous meetings.

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9.

Growth Strategy - Reconsideration of Strategy Options

Report of the Chief Executive Officer.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Executive Officer regarding strategy options for the Growth Strategy.

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10.

Cluster Support Structures Implementation

Report of the Chief Executive Officer.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Executive Officer regarding the implementation of Cluster Support Structures.

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11.

City of London Academies Trust Schools Information and Communications Technology

Report of the Director of Information and Communications Technology.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Director of ICT regarding the City of London Academies Trust ICT Strategy.

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12.

Human Resources and Staffing Update

Report of the Human Resources Director.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered an update report of the Human Resources Director regarding Human Resources and Staffing.

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13.

Chief Financial Officer's Update

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered an update report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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14.

Health and Safety Monitoring in Trust Schools

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Financial Officer regarding health and safety monitoring in City of London Academies Trust schools.

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15.

Trust Strategic Risk Register

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Financial Officer regarding the Trust Strategic Risk Register.

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16.

Internal Audit

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Financial Officer regarding internal audit.

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17.

External Audit

Report of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Minutes:

Trustees considered a report of the Chief Financial Officer regarding external audit.

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18.

Non-Public Questions

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Minutes:

There were no questions.

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19.

Any Other Business that the Chairman considers urgent and the Committee agrees can be considered whilst the public are excluded

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Minutes:

There was one item of other business.

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20.

Confidential Minutes

To consider the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 6 December 2018.

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Minutes:

Consideration of this item was deferred to the next meeting.

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