Agenda

Barbican Centre Board - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 11.00 am

Venue: Frobisher Rooms, Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS

Contact: Kate Doidge  Email: kate.doidge@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

A number of items on the agenda will have already been considered by the Board’s Sub Committees and it is therefore proposed that they be noted without discussion. These have been included in the separate information pack along with other items marked ‘For Information’ and appendices to reports. Any Member is able to request that an item be subject to discussion; Members are asked to inform the Town Clerk or Chair of this request prior to the meeting.

Part 1 - Public Report

1.

Apologies

 

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2.

Members' Declarations under the Code of Conduct in respect of items on the agenda

 

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3.

Board Minutes pdf icon PDF 126 KB

To approve the public minutes and non-public summary of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 17th July 2025.

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4.

Sub-Committees

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4a

Finance and Risk Committee

To receive a verbal update on the public section of the Finance and Risk Committee of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 30th September 2025.

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4b

People, Culture & Inclusion Committee

To receive a verbal update on the public section of the People, Culture & Inclusion Committee of the Barbican Centre Board held on 23rd September 2025.

 

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5.

Public CEO Report pdf icon PDF 205 KB

Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

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6.

Annual Review of Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 122 KB

Joint report of the Town Clerk and Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

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Additional documents:

7.

Questions on Matters Relating to the Work of the Board

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8.

Any other Business that the Chairman considers Urgent

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9.

Exclusion of the Public

MOTION – That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of Exempt Information, as defined in Part 1, of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act

 

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Part 2 - Non Public Reports

10.

Non-Public Board Minutes

To agree the non-public Minutes of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 17th July 2025.

 ...  view the full agenda text for item 10.

11.

Sub-Committees

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11a

Finance and Risk Committee

To receive a verbal update of the non-public section of the Finance and Risk Committee of the Barbican Centre Board held on 30th September 2025.

 ...  view the full agenda text for item 11a

11b

People, Culture & Inclusion Committee

To receive a verbal update on the non-public section of the meeting of the People, Culture & Inclusion Committee of the Barbican Centre Board held on 23rd September 2025.

 ...  view the full agenda text for item 11b

12.

Non Public CEO Report

Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

 ...  view the full agenda text for item 12.

13.

Music Department Update

Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

 ...  view the full agenda text for item 13.

14.

London Symphony Orchestra - Annual Review for 2024/25

Report of the Managing Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.

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15.

Barbican Immersive Update and Future Plans

Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

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16.

Barbican Renewal Quarterly Report

Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

 ...  view the full agenda text for item 16.

17.

Barbican Renewal Programme - Change Control (Scope Inclusion)

Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

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18.

Commercial Deep Dive

Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

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19.

*Programming & Events Risk Register

Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre.

 ...  view the full agenda text for item 19.

20.

Non Public Questions relating to the work of the Board

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21.

Any other business the Chairman considers urgent and which the Board Agree should be considered whilst the public are excluded

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Part 3 - Confidential Reports

22.

Confidential Minutes

To agree the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 17th July 2025.

 ...  view the full agenda text for item 22.