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Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee provides additional advice to HM Treasury. It has met as necessary since the spring and usually at least weekly.

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The role of the Committee is to provide expert advice in relation to the assessment of the government’s credit risk stemming from financial applications from certain cases to borrow through the Energy Markets Financing Scheme (EMFS). The Committee also advises on cases involving possible bespoke financial intervention.

The Committee acts in an advisory capacity. The views of the Committee form part of the advice to ministers on individual cases. Its membership is drawn from the Civil Service and wider public sector.

A list of the members of the Committee can be found at the link above. The Committee has a joint HMT and UKGI secretariat.

Published 25 November 2020
Last updated 17 October 2022 + show all updates
  1. Members of Committee List updated

  2. Committee member list updated.

  3. John Mahon added as Interim Chief Executive, UK Infrastructure Bank

  4. Removed John Mahon as a member of the Advisory Committee .

  5. First published.