Agenda item

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Jamie Ingham Clark, Jeremy Mayhew, and Richard Regan.

 

Before proceeding with the rest of the agenda, the Chair took the opportunity to provide an explanatory statement with regards to the confidential status of the Barbican Centre HR Audit Report (ITEM 27 on today’s agenda):

 

Members will be aware that today’s meeting is due to consider a confidential item on an HR Audit of the Barbican Centre. That same report is due to be considered by the Barbican Centre Nominations, Effectiveness and Inclusion (NEI) Committee tomorrow in the same way.

 

I wanted to explain for the benefit of anyone watching this committee today and for the minutes why this is the case.

 

The HR Audit has been completed by the Corporation’s Executive Director of HR and a report with recommendations has been drafted which we will consider today.

 

It is currently going through a process of consideration where there may be factual corrections or amendments.

 

Both this committee and the Barbican Centre’s NEI Committee will want to discuss the report in detail and to consider the large number of recommendations with in it.

 

For that reason – and in consultation with my fellow Chair – we have decided that, for now, the report is considered in private session for now.

 

It is our intention to disclose the report and any supporting information as public documents in the near future.