Graces

Grace submitted to the Regent House on 30 September 2015

The Council submits the following Grace to the Regent House. This Grace, unless it is withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, 2014, p. 111), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 9 October 2015.

1. That Regulations 6 and 7 of the regulations for the Unified Administrative Service (Statutes and Ordinances, 2014, p. 699) be amended so as to read:1

6. There shall be a Standing Appointments Committee which shall be a Committee of the Council. Membership of the Standing Appointments Committee shall consist of:

(a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chair;

(b)twelve persons appointed by the Council (five on the nomination of the General Board, at least three of whom shall be drawn from among the members of the Board, two on the nomination of the Finance Committee, and five on the Council’s own nomination, at least three of whom shall be drawn from among the members of the Council);

(c)the Registrary (or a deputy appointed by the Registrary) and the Director of the Division in which the appointment is to be made (except where it is the Director of the Division who is to be appointed or reappointed);

(d)up to two persons co-opted by the Committee.

A Chair appointed by the Vice-Chancellor may appoint a Deputy Chair from among the members in class (b).

Members in classes (b) and (d) shall be appointed in the Michaelmas Term to serve for two years from 1 January following their appointment. The Registrary, or a University officer designated by the Registrary, shall act as Secretary to the Committee.

7.(a) Appointments and reappointments to the offices of Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, Principal Assistant Registrary, Principal Assistant Treasurer, Senior Assistant Registrary, and Senior Assistant Treasurer shall be made by the Standing Appointments Committee on the recommendation of an Appointing Committee, the membership of which shall be approved by the Chair of the Standing Appointments Committee, which shall consist of the Registrary (or a deputy appointed by the Registrary), the Director of the Division in which the appointment is to be made, an appropriate senior academic-related officer, a senior academic with experience and interest in what the role of the office entails, and a member of the Standing Appointments Committee in class (b).

(b)Every appointment or reappointment shall be made with the concurrence of the votes of at least five members of the Standing Appointments Committee. A meeting of the Committee shall be quorate if it includes members in classes (a) and (c) and four members appointed by the Chair of the Standing Appointments Committee after consulting the Registrary from among the members in class (b).

(c)The Standing Appointments Committee may reach their decision by circulation, in which case paragraph (b) above shall apply mutatis mutandis. Written reports of such appointments and reappointments shall be minuted at a subsequent meeting of that Committee.

J. W. NICHOLLS, Registrary

END OF THE OFFICIAL PART OF THE ‘REPORTER’