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May Board Agenda – 21/05/2025

Private Meeting of the Board
To discuss any relevant issues during a private meeting of the Board.
 

Open Session 

1. Apologies for absence
To note any apologies for absence. 

2. Members’ interests
To note the Register of Members’ Interests and to hear any declarations of potential conflicts of interest for the items below. 

STANDING ITEMS 

3. Update from the Chair – Open Session
To hear a verbal update from the Chair. 

4. Minutes
To approve the minutes from the open session of the meeting held on 11 February 2025.   

5. Report on Actions following Previous Meetings
To note an update on the actions that have been taken forward following previous meetings.  

6.Updates since the Board papers were issued
To hear updates on any matters which have arisen since the Board papers were issued. 

MATTERS FOR DECISION 

7. ARB’s Code of Conduct and Practice for Architects
To approve the final version of the Code of Conduct 

8. ARB’s Code of Conduct Guidance
To approve the first three guidance documents 

9. Finance, Risk and Audit Committee Terms of Reference 
To approve the Terms of Reference for a new Finance, Risk and Audit Committee further to the Board’s feedback in February 2025.    

10. International Routes Consultation Responses and Next Steps
To approve the consultation response report and agree next steps. 

11.Updates to ARB’s Travel and Subsistence Policy
To approve updates and revisions to the Travel and Subsistence Policy which applies to Board and Committee members, ARB’s Associates and ARB’s Staff Team.  

12. Professional Practical Experience Commission Report Recommendations Implementation   
To approve the recommendations in the PPE’s Commission report and agree an approach to implementation  

ITEMS FOR NOTE 

13. Performance Monitoring Updates for Q1
i. To note the performance monitoring data for 2025, Q1.
ii. To note the Management Accounts for 2025.

14. ARB’s Policy Log
To note the annual update in relation to the policy log.

15. Annual Report of the Audit & Risk Assurance Committee
To note the annual report on the work of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. 

16. Annual Report of the People Committee
To note the annual report on the work of the People Committee 

17. Chief Executive’s Report
To note a report from the ARB’s Chief Executive on matters relating to the running of the Board’s business. 

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION 

18.Any Other Business
To raise any other business (members are asked to notify the Registrar by Friday, 16 May 2025 of any points they wish to raise). 

19. Dates of future Board meetings
2025  

Board Workshop – Thursday 12 June 2025 – In person, at ARB office  
Board Meeting – Monday 14 July 2025 – Online  
Board Workshop (2 Day) – Tuesday 9 & Wednesday 10 September 2025 – In person, Off-site 
Board Meeting – Thursday 16 October 2025 – Online   
Board Workshop – Wednesday 19 November 2025 – In person, at ARB office  
Board Meeting – Wednesday 10 December 2025 – In person, at ARB office 

 

 

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