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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.

(REDACTED)

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.

(REDACTED)

The Board forward look was reviewed and updated.

(REDACTED)

Chair’s business: the Board noted the paper.

(REDACTED)

2. Finance report

The Board noted the financial position and revised forecast out-turn.

(REDACTED)

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.

(REDACTED)

4. Fees review

The Board noted the paper.

(REDACTED)

5. National Lottery Competition Committee update

The Board noted the paper.

(REDACTED)

6. Analysis from call for evidence on Category B machines

The Board noted the paper.

(REDACTED)

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.

(REDACTED)

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.

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