HMRC Executive Committee: Agenda and summary 06 February 2007

Attendees:

Paul Gray - Acting Chairman
Stuart Cruickshank - Director General and Chief Finance Officer
Mike Eland - Director General
Mike Hanson - Director General
Dave Hartnett - Director General
David Hogg - Acting General Counsel and Solicitor
Chris Hopson - Director of Communications and Marketing
Bernadette Kenny - Director General
Steve Lamey- Director General and Chief Information Officer

Ann Chinner - Chairman's Private Secretary
Adam McMordie - Secretariat

Apologies

Also Attending:

Anne Shevas, Paul Mathews, Arthur Durrant, Simon Smith, Chris French, Colin Bailey, Don Makepeace, Lesley Hart

Contents:

Matters Arising

The committee agreed correspondence papers 19(07) 'Engagement Programme Update' and 22(07) 'Information Commissioners Audit Report'.

The committee reviewed actions points from the 30 January.

Reputational Risk

Anne Shevas and Paul Mathews reviewed reputational risk facing the Department. The committee considered new and on-going risks.

Pacesetter

Arthur Durrant discussed the operational improvements made in Processing using Pacesetter since summer 2005. The committee also considered the place of Pacesetter more widely within the Department.

Industrial Relations Update

Don Makepeace updated the committee on industrial relations.

Review of Strategic Risk

Chris Hopson introduced a discussion on the processes in the department for identifying and managing reputational risks.

Departmental Transformation Programme

Colin Bailey discussed the financial management of the Departmental Transformation Programme (DTP) and its constituent programmes proposing future processes to ensure tight financial control and the fullest possible use of ERP.

Update on 2006/07 Funding

Stuart Cruickshank presented the most recent position on departmental funding for 2006/07.

Planning Update

The committee considered planning options for 2007/08.

Update on Quarterly Performance Review Methodology

Stuart Cruickshank briefly outlined the methodology behind a revised quarterly performance pack.

Flash Report

The committee did not discuss the January 2007 Flash Report.

AOB

Mike Hanson informed the committee that work was continuing to identify the source of the avian flu outbreak in Suffolk.

Dave Hartnett noted that the powers used to operate 'businesslink.gov' were under review.

Mike Eland updated the committee on imminent MTIC criminal operations.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be on the 12 February 14.00, room 4/58.1, 100 Parliament Street, London.

Executive Committee Secretariat