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Chair's introduction
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Meeting: 08/12/2022 - Remuneration Board (2020 - 2025) (Item 1)
Chair's introduction (09:00 - 09:15)
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Oral update – various meetings
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Paper 1 - Minutes from 13 October meeting
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 2 , View reasons restricted (1/1)
Minutes:
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The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. No
apologies had been received.
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The Chair provided the Board with a brief update
on her recent meetings with Richard Lloyd, Chair of the Independent
Parliamentary Standards Authority.
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The Board discussed three Exceptional Expenses
claims submitted by Members. Two were decided on in the meeting with further
information to be sought from the Member in respect of the third claim.
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The Board reflected on their meetings the
previous day with Representative Groups on behalf of Members and Support Staff,
and meetings with various individual Members. The Board noted such meetings had
been very useful in informing Board discussions.
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The Board noted that a Member had requested to
meet with the Board during the drop in session held the previous day, but that
the Members had been called to speak in Plenary at the last minute. The Board
agreed to arrange a virtual meeting with the Member at a mutually convenient
time.
- The minutes of the 13 October meeting were agreed.
Meeting: 13/10/2022 - Remuneration Board (2020 - 2025) (Item 1)
Chair's introduction (9.00 - 9.05)
Paper 1 - Minutes from 7 July
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 5 , View reasons restricted (1/1)
Minutes:
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The
Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. No apologies had been received.
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David
Lakin, Committee Support Officer, was not in attendance due to a family bereavement
and the Board conveyed their best wishes to David.
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The
Board congratulated Joanna Adams on her recent promotion and thanked her for
her valued work in supporting the Board.
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The
Board welcomed Martha Da Gama Howells and Angharad Coupar to the Clerking Team.
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The
Board discussed an Exceptional Expenses claim received from a Member and
decided to approve the claim subject to consultation with the Commission’s
Accounting Officer, as is required by the Determination.
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The
Board reflected on their visits to political group offices conducted the
previous day and agreed it had provided a useful insight into how the groups
operate and use the funding provided to them by the Determination to support
Members’ parliamentary duties.
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Reflecting
on ongoing issues for the Board it was agreed that an update on Members’ tax
liabilities would be sought and discussed at the Board’s meeting in December.
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The
minutes of the 7 July meeting were agreed.
Action:
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The
Secretariat to write to Chief Executive to consult on the Exceptional Expenses
claim.
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Include
tax liability on the agenda for the December meeting.
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Publish
minutes of the 7 July meeting
Meeting: 25/11/2021 - Remuneration Board (2020 - 2025) (Item 1)
Chair's introduction (9.00 - 9.05)
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 8
Minutes:
1. The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2. The Chair provided the Board with a brief update on her recent meeting with Richard Lloyd, Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
3. The
Board agreed the minutes of the 30 September 2021 meeting.