| 29th July 2004
Andrew Hudson - Chief Executive
John Keelty - Director of Finance, Technology and Strategy
Steve Hartnell - Director of Human Resources
John Wilkinson - Director of District Valuer Services
Paul Sanderson - Director of Modernisation
Mary Morrison-Paton - Head of Communications
David Stathers - Non Executive Director
Ann Grinstead - Non Executive Director
John Berry - Project Manager (MDP)
Andrew Mouland - Secretary
The purpose of this paper, introduced by John Berry, was to
provide an interim report, as requested by the Management Board,
following a paper submitted on 29 April 2004 titled “Developing the Management Team of the Future”.
The Board discussed the paper and recommendations in depth without reaching conclusions at this stage, as they agreed that although the basics of the MDP were good, more background was required.
Alternative development programmes needed further consideration and there was a need to better understand the costings involved.
The Board agreed that the accreditation work with CMI should continue but that a further paper should be presented to the Management Board in September.
The purpose of the paper, introduced by Steve Hartnell was to review the VOA strategy in response to the Gershon and Lyons reviews.
The paper summarised the VOA strategy in response to Gershon as articulated at the February 2004 Management Board meeting and the Management Board agreed that they were content with this approach.
With regards to Lyons, considerable progress had been made in moving CEO posts out of London at little or no cost in recent years. Indeed approximately 57% of CEO posts are currently based outside London. But it was important not to become complacent.
All the options should be compared in terms of costs and benefits. Some of that had been done in the original business case paper but this needed to be revisited.
Although much work has already been done, the Management Board
agreed that further progress needed to be made.
Details of the current position of the work carried out by the VOA in response to the Lyons review would be published on the intranet soon.
The Management Board discussed progress against Local Taxation and DVS Forward Plan targets. It was noted that there was some slippage against rating, Council Tax and Revenue targets. David Park and John Wilkinson will provide an update to the Management Board in October.
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