27 February 2020 - Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Commissioners
Location: Victoria Square House, Birmingham (Boardroom)
Commissioners:
- Bill Moyes (Chair)
- John Baillie
- Carol Brady
- Stephen Cohen
- Trevor Pearce
- Jonathan Scott
In attendance:
- Neil McArthur
- Sarah Gardner
- Tim Miller
- Marie Perry
- John Tanner
- Helen Venn
- Richard Watson
- Vic Beaumont (items 2 & 3)
- (REDACTED) (Board Secretary)
- (REDACTED) (Senior Lawyer, observing)
- (REDACTED) (notes)
- Tamsin Morgan (items 2 & 3)
- Alistair Quigley (items 2 & 3)
- Oliver Sweeney (Legal)
- REDACTED (item 6)
- (REDACTED) (item 7)
Apologies:
- Paul Hope
- Catharine Seddon
Welcome, apologies and declarations of interest
There were no declarations of interest.
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1. Minutes, rolling actions, forward look and Chair’s business
The minutes of the meeting held on 23 January 2020 were approved with no amendments.
The rolling actions were reviewed and updated.
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The Board forward look was reviewed and updated.
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Chair’s business: the Board noted the paper.
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2. Finance report
The Board noted the financial position and revised forecast out-turn.
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3. Draft 2020 to 2021 budget and business plan
The Board noted the paper and was asked to comment on:
- options and proposed approach for balancing the budget (paragraphs 9-14 of the Board paper)
- proposed narrative and deliverables (Annexes 1 and 2 to the Board paper).
The CEO presented a slide pack for the purposes of context setting.
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4. Fees review
The Board noted the paper.
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5. National Lottery Competition Committee update
The Board noted the paper.
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6. Analysis from call for evidence on Category B machines
The Board noted the paper.
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7. Quarterly insights session
The Board noted the slides and the implications of this research for the Commission and industry.
The Head of Profession for Statistics presented the slides, which the Board noted.
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8. Any Other Business – no other business to report
There was no other business to report.
9. Commissioner session only including review of the meeting
Not minuted.
10. Further items for discussion by exception only
The Board noted the National Lottery Committee update.