General Osteopathic Council

GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC COUNCIL

The 67th meeting of the General Osteopathic Council to be held in public on Wednesday 14 April 2010 commencing at 11.00am at Osteopathy House, 176 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 3LU.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AGENDA

Presenter/paper 1. Apologies

2. Questions from observers

3. Minutes attached

4. Matters arising

5. Chair’s report Adrian Eddleston attached

6. Chief Executive’s report Evlynne Gilvarry attached

7. Stakeholder engagement report – overview and key projects Brigid Tucker attached

8. Equality and Diversity – update on Equality Scheme Velia Soames attached

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. Reciprocal registration arrangements with Australia and New Evlynne Gilvarry Zealand attached

FINANCE/ GOVERNANCE/SECRETARIAT

10. Finance & General Purposes Committee – minutes to note John Chuter attached

11. Business Plan and budget for 2010/11 – for decision Evlynne Gilvarry attached

12. Financial matters - management accounts to February 2010 Matthew Redford attached

13. Remuneration Committee Evlynne Gilvarry

a. Minutes of last meeting attached

b. Revised Terms of Reference attached

c. Transparency of costs of Governance and Senior attached Executives

14. Accountability and Governance Matthew Redford attached 15. Governance documentation Review – for approval Evlynne Gilvarry attached

RESEARCH STRATEGY Brigid Tucker

16. National Council for Osteopathic Research – Annual Report attached 2008-2009 – to note

17. Future relationship with National Council for Osteopathic attached Research (NCOR)

18. National Council for Osteopathic Research – application for Evlynne Gilvarry funding for 2010/2011 attached

19. Patient Expectations Research - update attached

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – 2.00pm

20. Education Committee - minutes to note Ian Hughes attached

21. Revalidation

a. Evaluation and Impact assessment of the draft Revalidation Fiona Browne and KPMG Scheme attached

b. Revalidation Standards and Assessment Group Fiona Browne attached

c. Progress Report on other matters relating to the Fiona Browne revalidation programme of work attached

REGULATION

22. Fitness to Practise Committees’ Reports

a. Investigating Committee John Mundy to follow b. Professional Conduct Committee David Plank attached

23. Fitness to Practise Policy Committee Velia Soames attached

24. Policy for remuneration of Fitness to Practise panellists on Velia Soames cancellation/postponement of FtP hearings at short notice attached

25. Policy for remuneration of Investigating Committee members Evlynne Gilvarry for reading papers attached

RISK MONITORING

26. Audit Committee – minutes to note Evlynne Gilvarry attached 27. Any other business

28. Questions from observers

29. Date of next meeting

30. Thursday 15 April 2010 – 10.00am – 12.00

Section 10 of the Osteopaths Act 1993 – Fraud or error in relation to registration – Report on Registrar’s investigation