CMA board meeting minutes: May 2023
Published 4 July 2023
Meeting date: 17 May 2023
Venue: In the Cabot, London and by videoconference
Members present
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Marcus Bokkerink (Chair)
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Sarah Cardell (CEO)
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Martin Coleman
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Cynthia Dubin
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Amelia Fletcher
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Michael Grenfell
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Murdoch MacLennan
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David Stewart
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Erik Wilson (COO)
Advisors present
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Lucy Robbins, Senior Director, People, Capability and Culture
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Chris Prevett, Interim General Counsel
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Mike Walker, Chief Economic Adviser
Apologies
- Kirstin Baker
CMA staff present
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Kate Bridge, Director of Executive Office, Security and Performance
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Sukhinder Lalli, Legal Director, Governance, Compliance and Risk
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Anthony Wright, Director of Communications
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Board Secretary (minutes)
Teams
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Minutes
Introduction
1. Introduction
皇冠体育app Chair welcomed the Board members to the meeting.
Minutes
皇冠体育app Board approved the minutes from the meeting of the Board on 19 April 2023, with no changes. 皇冠体育app Board acknowledged the committee minutes received.
Major developments in the external environment in which we operate
2. CEO and Chair comments
皇冠体育app Board was updated on current external engagements, including the CMA鈥檚 appearance before the Business and Trade Committee, and the CMA鈥檚 recent announcements. 皇冠体育app Chair and CEO thanked staff from across the CMA for their support around these engagements.
Strategy, Policy, Portfolio and Risk Management
3. CEO update
皇冠体育app CEO updated the Board on recent developments in the CMA. 皇冠体育app Board reviewed the corporate risk register and the external guidance tracker.
4. RPPC update
皇冠体育app Board was updated on and considered the outcomes of the May Resources, Portfolio and Pipeline meeting.
5. Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023
皇冠体育app Board reviewed the draft report, suggesting a restructure and an updated narrative for the Chair and CEO鈥檚 forewords and the wider report. 皇冠体育app Board noted that the Report will be sent offline for further review, prior to formal sign-off at the CMA鈥檚 June Board meeting.
6. DMCC Bill:
- DMU update
皇冠体育app Board discussed the passage of the DMCC Bill through parliament, and guided the team on the associated management.
- consumer reform update
皇冠体育app Board evaluated and provided perspectives on the preparations for the consumer admin model, including any new decision-making model.
皇冠体育app Board concluded these two discussions by giving the team steers on external comms. It thanked the teams.
7. Subsidy Advice Unit update
皇冠体育app Board welcomed an update on the work of the SAU, now it is formally up and running. It commented on the challenges which may arise and provided a steer on how best to manage the first SAU Annual Report.
8. Improving the impact of CMA recommendations
皇冠体育app Board discussed the plans for increasing the impact of any recommendations to government from the CMA鈥檚 work and supported the team鈥檚 work on these proposals.
Cases
9. CEO update
皇冠体育app CEO updated the Board on recent developments in the CMA鈥檚 casework.
Business model and operational
10. CEO update
皇冠体育app CEO updated the Board on recent operational developments in the CMA.
People
11. CEO update
皇冠体育app聽CEO updated the Board on recent developments in recruitment and HR.
12. AOB
For information:
- open Banking Committee Terms of Reference update
- budget Setting 2023/24
皇冠体育app Board considered and noted the papers provided for information. 皇冠体育app Chair reviewed the meeting and thanked the Board.