Minutes of UK NCP steering board meeting held on 18 July 2024
Updated 2 October 2024
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Date: 18th July 2024
Venue: Hybrid, Old Admiralty Building MS Teams
Attendees
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| George Foster (Chair of the UK NCP Steering Board) | Department for Business and Trade (DBT) |
| Nicholas Crook (Board Member) | Trades Unions Congress (Trade Union) |
| Lorand Bartels (Board Member) | Independent (University of Cambridge) |
| FCDO Representative (Board member) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| DWP Representative (Board Member) | Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) |
| CMA Representative | Competition and Market Authority (CMA) |
| UK NCP Steering Board Secretariat | Department for Business and Trade (DBT, Trade Policy) |
Observers
| FCDO Representative (Board Observer) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
Presenters
Department for Business and Trade (DBT, UK NCP)
- Head of International Responsible Business Conduct
- Head of the UK NCP
- Senior Policy Advisors, UK NCP
Item 1: Welcome and Introductions
- The Chair welcomed the Steering Board (SB) to the July meeting.
Item 2: Minutes and Actions from Previous Meeting
- The minutes from the March SB meeting were confirmed as accurate.
- The UK NCP updated the Board on the status of the outstanding action from the March meeting.
- The Steering Board were satisfied these had been noted and acted upon by the UK NCP.
Item 3: Updates
Updates to UK NCP team members
- The Chair of the Board updated the Steering Board on new staff that have joined the UK NCP.
NCP engagement/policy update
- The UK NCP updated the SB on recent engagements to promote the OECD Guidelines and UK NCP to both industry and civil society.
Post Election Update
- The Steering Board discussed what changes to the government might means for the work of the UK NCP and the broader RBC policy agenda.
Item 4: UK NCP Case Update
Current case overview
- The UK NCP updated the Board on its current caseload, noting that the caseload remains high.
Procedural Review
- The UK NCP flagged that they need a HMG Board member to volunteer for a Procedural Review that has been submitted to the NCP.
Role of Contract Counsel
- The UK NCP updated the Board on a planned pilot project to use contract counsel to support with case work.
Item 5: Rules of Procedure Update
Mediation
- The UK NCP updated the Board on plans to move to a model of both in-house mediation alongside external mediators.
Confidentiality
- The UK NCP updated the Board on plans to update its terms on Confidentiality and Transparency.
Correspondence
- The UK NCP updated the board on ongoing work to update its correspondence and guidance.
Item 6: Steering Board Composition
- The UK NCP updated the Board on plans to refresh the composition of the steering Board.
Item 7: AOB
- The Steering Board were thanked for their contributions.