HMRC Executive Committee: Agenda and summary 01 May 2007

Attendees:

Mike Eland (Chair) - Director General
Stuart Cruickshank - Director General and Chief Finance Officer
Mike Hanson - Director General
Dave Hartnett - Director General
David Hogg - General Counsel and Solicitor
Chris Hopson - Director of Communications and Marketing
Bernadette Kenny - Director General

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

Apologies:

Paul Gray - Chairman
Steve Lamey - Director General and Chief Information Officer

Also Attending:

Anne Shevas, Steve Heminsley, Melvyn Neate, Pat Duckworth, Don Makepeace

Contents:

Matters Arising

The committee amended and agreed minutes of 17 April.

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

Reputational Risk

Anne Shevas reviewed with the committee a number of risks facing the Department and the current mitigation plans.

Draft Statement on Internal Control

Pat Duckworth, Melvyn Neate and Steve Heminsley discussed recent work on the Statement of Internal Control.

HMRC Committees Structure Update

Ann Chinner updated ExCom on progress with the establishment of the new HMRC committee's structure.

Update on Industrial Action

Don Makepeace presented the emerging information on the day's PCS strike action.

AOB

The committee agreed the proposed agenda for the 46 meeting subject to the inclusion of a capability session, and consequent amendments.

The committee discussed the deliverables that should be anticipated from the new HMRC Pacesetter structure.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be on the 15 May 09.00am, room 4/58.1, 100 Parliament Street, London.

Executive Committee Secretariat