Agenda: Forest Services board meeting 20 September 2023
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Forest Services (FS) board 23rd Meeting, Wednesday 20 September 2023 between 9am to 11.30am in person at the Bell Hotel, Thetford and via MS Teams.
Purpose
To review key management and financial information and risks. Focus on green finance, latest developments with the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS), and working with the Forestry and Woodlands Advisory Committees (FWACs).
Agenda
Invitees: Sir William Worsley, Hilary Allison, Edward Barker, Anna Brown, John Lockhart, Ross Murray, Derrick Osgood, Steph Rhodes, Richard Stanford and Sandy Storrie
Boardroom Apprentice: Alex Stewart
Presenters: Naomi Mervin (item 4.1), Ian Tubby (item 4.2)
Apologies:
Minutes: Gemma Thomas
1. Welcome and introductions – Sir William Worsley
09:00 (10 mins)
Chair welcomes members to this 23rd meeting of the board.
2. Minutes of the last meeting and declarations of interest – Sir William Worsley
09:10 (5 mins)
Agree minutes, update any recent declarations of interest, and discuss matters arising.
2.1 Minutes of the last meeting (7 July 2023)
2.2 FS Register of Interest
3. Key management and financial information
3.1 Directors’ Update – Anna Brown
09:15 (15 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Directors’ Update.
3.1 (Paper) Directors’ Update
3.2 Risk Register and Dashboard – Anna Brown
09:30 (20 mins)
Consider key issues arising from the Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register, and from the Dashboards, noting the focus for this meeting on the ‘Connecting People’ agenda.
3.2A (Paper) FS Risks and Issues Dashboard
3.2B Risks, Issues and Opportunities Register
3.2C Dashboards
4. Items for discussion
4.1 Green Finance – Naomi Mervin
09:50 (25 mins)
To update the board on the current situation with green finance relating to forestry, and receive a decision as to whether the planned programme should proceed.
4.1 (Paper) Green Finance
4.2 UKFS – Ian Tubby
10:15 (20 mins)
An update on the UKFS review process, publication and implementation.
4.1 (Paper) UKFS Update
4.3 Working with the FWACs – Anna Brown
10:35 (25 mins)
To discuss the relationship between the FWACs and FWAC Chairs, and the Forestry Commission.
3. Return to key management and financial information
3.3 Finance Report – Derrick Osgood
11:00 (15 mins)
A deep dive into FS finances.
3.3A (Papers) Board Finance Report
3.3B FS Finance Summary AP2
5. Any other business – Sir William Worsley
11:15 (10 mins)
11:25 Close
Anna Brown, Director, Forest Services 13 September 2023