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Minutes of UK NCP steering board meeting held on 1 August 2022

Updated 2 October 2024

Date: 1 August 2022

Venue: Hybrid MS Teams and Old Admiralty Building LG.96A

Attendees

  • Tom Younespour (Chairman of the UK NCP Steering Board) - Department for International Trade (DIT, Trade Policy)
  • Edward Bickham (Board member) - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  • Stephen Russell (Alternate Board member) - Trades Union Congress (TUC)
  • DWP Representative (Board member) - Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • FCDO Representative (Board member) - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
  • BEIS Representative (Alternate Board member) - Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
  • UK NCP Steering Board Secretariat - Department for International Trade (DIT, Trade Policy)

Observers and Presenters

Department for International Trade (DIT, UK NCP):

  • Head of UK NCP
  • Senior Policy Advisors UK NCP

Item 1: Welcome and Introductions

1.1 皇冠体育app Chairman welcomed the Steering Board and introductions were made.

Item 2: Minutes and Actions from Previous Meeting

2.1 皇冠体育app minutes from the April 2022 meeting were confirmed as accurate.

2.2 Actions from the April 2022 meeting were reviewed.

Item 3: Updates

3.1 UK NCP Steering Board Appointment Process

3.1.1 皇冠体育app process for appointing board members has begun. Call for Nomination letters have been sent to stakeholders.

3.1.2 Final decisions on appointments will be made by Ministers.

3.2 Review of Procedural Review Guidelines

3.2.1 皇冠体育app UK NCP has incorporated the Steering Board members鈥� feedback on the Procedural Review document.

3.2.2 皇冠体育appre were no objections to publication of the updated document.

Item 4: Discussion on Rules of Procedure

4.1 皇冠体育app UK NCP presented a zero draft of the Rules of Procedure update and asked for feedback.

Item 5: UK NCP Case Update

5.1 皇冠体育app UK NCP updated the Board on its current caseload.

5.2 An initial assessment of the DRAX Group PLC case was published on 27th July 2022.

Item 6: Update on UK NCP Stakeholder Engagement

6.1 Update on the UK NCP Stakeholder Engagement Plan 2022-25

6.1.1 皇冠体育app UK NCP provided an update on the stakeholder engagement and promotion plan.

6.2 Bilateral engagements and Other Promotional Activities

6.2.1 皇冠体育app UK NCP provided an update on its plan for engagement with NGOs, Businesses and Trade Unions.

6.2.2 皇冠体育app UK NCP provided an update on engagement with its counterparts in other OECD countries.

Item 7: Update on UK NCP OECD Engagement

7.1 Update on UK NCP OECD Engagement

7.1.1 皇冠体育app UK NCP attended the WPRBC and the NCP Network meeting in June.

7.1.2 皇冠体育app NCP Network meeting divided in two parts:

  • Engagement and learning good practice
  • One and a half days of training

7.2 皇冠体育app OECD Ministerial on RBC

7.2.1 皇冠体育app UK NCP gave an update on their plans for participation in the OECD Ministerial on RBC in February 2023.

Item 8: Any other business

8.1 A discussion was had on the potential for a hand over meeting with a new Steering Board.

8.2 皇冠体育app Steering Board were thanked for their contributions.