HMRC Executive Committee: Agenda and Summary 17 July 2007

Attendees:

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

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

Apologies

None

Also Attending:

David Richardson, Sarah Walker, Gabs Makhlouf, Kathy Barnes, Darren Boston, John Spencer, Steve Heminsley, Sue Edwards

Contents:

ExCom committees update

Chairs of the HMRC committees provided updates on significant matters arising from their committees.

Tax Credits

Kathy Barnes and Sarah Walker joined ExCom to consider recent developments in Tax Credits.

Matters arising

Minutes of 3 July were amended and agreed.

ExCom members updated the committee on hot topics from within their portfolios.

Data Security and criminal threat

Mike Eland, John Spencer and Darren Boston described a range of external and internal criminal threats facing the Department.

Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) update

Steve Heminsley updated ExCom on recent work around the CSR and key milestones.

Departmental planning

Stuart Cruickshank and Chris Hopson discussed the proposed future process for departmental planning.

Lyons Review

Sue Edwards reviewed the department's Lyons relocations, with particular reference to Lyons phase two.

AOB

Chris Hopson discussed the blue box agenda.

ExCom agreed in principle to the formation of a directorate to provide shared corporate services.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be on 7 August, 09.00, room 4/58.1, 100 Parliament Street, London.

Executive Committee Secretariat