Minutes of UK NCP steering board meeting held on 22 March 2023
Updated 11 January 2024
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Date: 22 March 2023
Venue: Hybrid MS Teams and Old Admiralty Building G.97
1. Attendees
- Tom Younespour (Chair of the UK NCP Steering Board) - Department for Business and Trade (DBT, Trade Policy)
- ICC Representative (Departing Board Member) - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Stephen Russell (Alternate Board Member) - Trades Union Congress (TUC)
- Andy Burwell (Board Member) - Confederation of British Industry (Business)
- Nicholas Crook (Board Member) - Trades Union Congress (Trade Unions)
- Lorand Bartels (Board Member) - University of Cambridge (Independent)
- FCDO Representative (Board member) - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- DWP Representative (Alternate Board member) - Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- UK NCP Steering Board Secretariat - Department for Business and Trade (DBT, Trade Policy)
2. Observers and Presenters
Department for Business and Trade (DBT, UK NCP):
- Head of UK NCP
- Senior Policy Advisors UK NCP
3. Item 1: Welcome and Introductions
The Chairman welcomed the new Steering Board and introductions were made.
4. Item 2: UK NCP Introductory Presentation
The UK NCP gave an introductory presentation, providing an overview of the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises and the work of the UK National Contact Point (UK NCP) to the new Steering Board.
5. Item 3: NCP Steering Board Experiences – Departing Steering Board member
A former UK NCP external board member provided the new Steering Board with his reflections of his service on the board.
6. Item 4: Q&A
There was an opportunity for the newly appointed Steering Board to ask questions of the UK NCP, the chair of the Steering Board, the UK NCP Secretariat and the departing Steering Board member. Discussion was held on the role of the Steering Board and its functions.
7. Item 5: Forward Look
A forward look towards the next Steering Board meeting was discussed.
8. Item 6: Any Other Business
The Steering Board were thanked for their contributions.