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Minutes of UK NCP steering board meeting held on 4 December 2023

Updated 11 January 2024

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Date: 4 December 2023

Venue: Hybrid MS Teams / Old Admiralty Building 1.14

Attendees

Name Organisation
George Foster (Chair of the UK NCP Steering Board) Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Nicholas Crook (Board Member) Trades Unions Congress (Trade Union)
Lorand Bartels (Board Member) Independent (University of Cambridge)
FCDO Representative (Board member) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
DWP Representative (Board Member) Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
DESNZ Representative Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
CMA Representative Competition and Market Authority (CMA)
UK NCP Steering Board Secretariat Department for Business and Trade (DBT, Trade Policy)

Observers and presenters

Department for Business and Trade (DBT, UK NCP)

  • Head of the UK NCP
  • Senior Policy Advisor, UK NCP

Item 1: welcome and introductions

The Chairman welcomed the Steering Board.

Item 2: minutes and actions from previous meeting

  • The minutes from the September 2023 meeting were confirmed as accurate.

  • The Chair of the Board gave an update on the status of actions arising from the previous Steering Board meeting.

  • The Steering Board were satisfied these had been noted and acted upon by the UK NCP.

Item 3: updates

Updates to UK NCP

  • The Chairman of the Board updated the Steering Board on the NCPs move from Investment Policy to the EU, Services and Trade directorate in DBT.

  • The Chairman of the Board updated the Steering Board on the progress of the Steering Board’s appointments process.

Item 4: UK NCP case update

Current case overview

  • The UK NCP updated the Board on its current caseload, noting a high volume.
  • The UK NCP updated the Board on current trends seen across NCPs worldwide.

Revision of Rules of Procedure

  • The UK NCP updated the Board on their proposal to revise the NCP’s Rules of Procedure.

Item 5: OECD engagement

OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct Meeting

  • The UK NCP updated the Board on their attendance of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct in November.

  • The UK NCP updated the Board on promotion and stakeholder engagement done since the last Board meeting.

Item 6: RBC Engagement/Policy Updates

  • The UK NCP updated the Board on their attendance at the UN Forum for Business and Human Rights.

Item 7: AOB

  • The Steering Board were thanked for their contributions.
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