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BRC Management Advisory Group (BRCMAG)

Terms of reference for BRCMAG

BRCMAG will advise the funding partners on strategic development and the overall management of BRC.

1. The BRCMAG will seek to ensure that the interests and concerns of the biological recording community (comprising elements including volunteer recorders, recording scheme organisers, local records centres and specialist societies) are taken into account when planning and undertaking the BRC work programme.
   
2. The BRCMAG will advise the Nominated Officers on the content of the forthcoming annual work programme of BRC before the end of the preceding January and recommend a suite of projects to be undertaken each year, with costs and timescales attached to each project. The BRCMAG will have access to financial information on BRC costs and income, to assess retrospectively the budget of the annual work programme and to enable informed discussions of short and long term investment in BRC by the funding partners.
   
3. The BRCMAG will maintain an overview of all the work of BRC in order to advise on the balance of work, to find any gaps in the programme and to look for opportunities for developing the work of BRC, bearing in mind the need to achieve good value for money.
   
4. The BRCMAG will assess the staff time and skills available to BRC and advise on the need for additional or alternative staff if it considers these necessary to deliver the work required by the funding partners.
   
5. The BRCMAG will monitor the quality of BRC products and services and advise on how these may be altered or improved as necessary.
   
6. The BRCMAG will advise on the co-ordination of BRC work with the activities of the National Biodiversity Network (NBN).
   

Structure of BRCMAG

BRCMAG will be chaired by Dr Mark Young. Other members of BRCMAG comprise users of data (eg NERC, JNCC, Defra, conservation NGOs, academic community) and suppliers of data (eg national societies and schemes, local records centres). It is recognised that there is considerable overlap between suppliers and users.

Minutes of past BRCMAG meetings

Download minutes of BRCMAG meetings (in MS Word format):

• 15th meeting (27th April, 2006)
• 14th meeting (20th October, 2005)
• 13th meeting (26th May, 2005)
• 12th meeting (12th October, 2004)
• 11th meeting (29th April 2004)
• 10th meeting (16th October 2003)
• 9th meeting (5th June 2003)
• 8th meeting (17th October 2002)
• 7th meeting (26th March 2002)
• 6th meeting (18th October 2001)
• 5th meeting (27th March 2001)
• 4th meeting (14th September 2000)
• 3rd meeting (28th March 2001)
• 2nd meeting (5th October 1999)
• 1st meeting (1st April 1999)

Associated papers available on request.