121st Meeting of the Board, 8 May 2008

Centre Point, London

Agenda and associated papers

Exemptions

Papers exempt from publication under the Freedom of Information Act, including partly exempt, are listed for information.

Starred items

The Chair will ask at the start of the meeting whether members wish to discuss any of the starred items. If not then it will be assumed that the Board wishes to agree the recommendations without discussion.

1.   Presentation: the Equality Challenge Unit

Oral

2.   Chair's introduction, apologies, starred items

Oral

3.   Minutes of meeting held on 7 April 2008 (M308e)

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4.   Audit Committee report (B43e)

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5.   Chief Executive's report (B44)

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6.   Audit Committee annual report (B45)

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7.   HEFCE's annual report and accounts 2007-08 (B46e)

Annex A and Annex B Formerly unpublished but available in full from 2012

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8.    New 'University Challenge' (B47)

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9.   Revolving Green Fund (B48)

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10.   Sustainable development in higher education - consultation on 2008 update (B49)

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Annex A

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Annex B

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6.    Quality Assurance Framework (B50)

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12.    Institution at higher risk (B51)

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13.   Financial Memorandum 2008 (B52)

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14.    Inherited liabilities (B53e)

Exempt from publication

15.   Capital allocations to directly funded FE colleges (B54)

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Annex A (part 1)

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Annex A (part 2)

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16.   *Accounts Direction (B55)

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Annex A

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17.   *Use of delegated authority (B56)

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18.   *Date of next meeting: 3 July (working dinner on 2 July)