HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Executive Committee: summary minutes

Date: 11 August 2009 @ 9.30

Members

Mike Eland - Chair
Bernadette Kenny
Cathy Wilcher
Deepak Singh
Simon Bowles

Apologies

Lesley Strathie
Dave Hartnett
Melanie Dawes
Steve Lamey
Anthony Inglese

Invitees

Simon MacDowall
Helen Daniels
Jeremy Greenfield
Richard Summersgill
Mike Norgrove
Robert Humm
Robina Dyall
Julie McClatchey
Alaric Mostyn (Stonecourt Consulting)

Secretariat

Jackie Riley

1. Minutes of 28 July, matters arising, action points

One minor amendment was made to each of the summary and full minutes, which were then agreed.

Actions were agreed to clarify overall business ownership of ‘Identity Theft’.

Action points were reviewed with AP111 being removed as superseded.

2. Correspondence papers

The one correspondence paper provided an update on talent management for information. This was discussed and further points rose which would be taken back for further consideration.

3. Strategy

ExCom considered key areas which had emerged from the analysis of Tier 2 strategies, noting that they are required to be discussed and resolved in the course of bi-lateral and other meetings taking place over the next few weeks and before 15 September.

ExCom further crystallised where further consideration and discussions will be needed, decided how the LOB and enabling functions would work together to bring this about and agreed the sequence of events in order to achieve the required outcome with the view to have a joined up meeting on 15 September.

4. Statutory functions

HMRC statutory functions. HMRC is a statutory department. As a result, it is confined to certain specified statutory or ancillary functions. If there is need to carry out work beyond these functions secondary legislation has to be brought in on a case by case basis, to allow for a transfer of functions. A possibility would be to add to a general provision, through primary legislation, to CRCA05 to allow HMRC to undertake work outside normal statutory functions.

ExCom recognised that there was a constraint in the current position of functions, but at present, there is not a vast demand that would indicate the need to move towards a general primary legislative change. A transfer of functions order could be implemented quickly if needed and to go further at present is not a priority.

5. Any other business and forward look

ExCom were updated on current pay deal position.

July flash results will be in inboxes later on today. Further consideration and discussion would be for performance committee.

The forward look was reviewed, with the decision to change the focus of the slot in respect of programme quantum on 8 September, to provide for an update to ExCom members.

Executive Committee Secretariat