BOPs funding.

[Seth Brisco]

Well seeing as you have a forum and there's only so much pointing this on facebook can do I think I might as well ask here.

Could you find someone at Rave to please explain this as I will be trying to bring it up at the student rep meeting:

2010/11:

Academic staff - £99,581.87
Sessional staff - £13,371.43
Central study staff - £35,774.24
Other costs - £2,423.97

Total - £151,151.51

2011/12:

Academic staff - £85,764.00
Sessional staff - £269.00
Central study staff - £32,270.52
Other costs - £12,000.00

Total - £130,303.52

Note that 10/11 is actual as the year has passed, whereas 11/12 is allocated budget

While I understand budget cuts are going to happen, could you find someone to explain why BOPS Sessional staff (something extremely important to us) has been cut from 13k to £269? And what other costs EXACTLY is. Not just a rough guess. Even if it is equipment chances are is that that equipment will be usable by other people as well.

I get the feeling if I did bring this up at the meeting they will claim its wrong something even though this is the information they have given us from a foi request on their budgets.

[Fox]

Student parliament is next week. I suggest that your rep(you?) raise the issue at parliament to ensure the executive knows that the students are concerned as to expenditure streams. I will try raise the issue prior to parliament so that an answer can be prepared to be provided to you on the day.
However, failing that, I am in daily communication with the finance department so should the issue go unresolved beyond parliament I will pursue the matter personally.

[Fox]

Hi Seth,

I have now been in contact with the relevant people within Ravensbourne and have ascertained that the budget for BOP has been adjusted as is usual for all course budgets when they are revisited at the Mgt Comm.

On the 16th of January, BOP's sessional lecturer budget allocation was raised by £3836 and additionally £6000 was transferred from the consumables budget (which in recent years has tended to be underspent). The sessional budget for BOP is now £10,105 for 2011/12.

I hope this helps!