December 2018 meeting
The NCA Board met on 18 December 2018. It discussed the following:
Item 1: Apologies, Declarations of Interest and Minutes/Actions from the last meeting
1.1 There were no new declarations of interest. Apologies were noted.
1.2 The minutes from the 15 November 2018 Board meeting were agreed.
1.3 The actions log was reviewed, with updates provided.
Item 2: Chair’s Update
2.1 The Chair provided an update to the meeting on current issues of note affecting the Agency.
Item 3: Resources Report
3.1 Chief Finance Officer introduced the report.
3.2 The Board discussed the paper and noted its contents.
Item 4: Disaster and Business Recovery Strategy
4.1 Director General Operations and Deputy Director Operations, Standards and Security introduced this paper.
4.2 The Board discussed the paper and approved all recommendations.
Item 5: EU Exit – Agency Preparations and Contingency Planning
5.1 Director General Operations introduced this paper.
5.2 The Board discussed the paper and asked for a further update early next year.
Item 6: Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) Verbal Update
6.1 Reshard Auladin gave an update from this morning’s ARAC.
Item 7: 2019 Spending Review
7.1 Director General Capabilities introduced this paper.
7.2 The Board discussed the paper and approved the recommendations.
Item 8: Business Planning
8.1 Director General Capabilities introduced this paper.
8.2 The Board discussed the paper and noted the proposed way forward.
Agenda Item 9: Draft Agenda for Next Meeting
9.1 The Board reviewed the draft agenda for the next Board meeting
Item 10: AOB:
10.1 There were no items of AOB.
November 2018 meeting
The NCA Board met on 15 November 2018. It discussed the following:
Item 1: Apologies, Declarations of Interest and Minutes/Actions from the last meeting
1.1 There were no new declarations of interest. Apologies were noted.
1.2 The minutes from the 3 October 2018 Board meeting were agreed.
1.3 The actions log was reviewed, with updates provided.
Item 2: Chair’s Update
2.1 The Chair provided an update to the meeting on current issues of note affecting the Agency.
Item 3: Resources Report
3.1 Chief Finance Officer introduced the report.
3.2 The Board discussed the paper and noted its contents.
Item 4: TEI10 and 11 Update Paper and Associated Actions
4.1 Director General Capabilities introduced this paper.
4.2 The Board discussed the paper and agreed recommendations.
Item 5: International Review – DfID Funding
5.1 Director Intelligence introduced this paper.
5.2 The Board discussed the paper and agreed recommendations.
Item 6: Q2 Performance Report
6.1 Director General Capabilities, introduced this paper, giving an overview of the Agency’s performance.
6.2 The Board noted the report.
Item 7: Target Operating Model
7.1 Director General Capabilities and Director Vulnerabilities introduced this paper.
7.2 The Board discussed this paper and agreed recommendations.
Item 8: Illicit Finance Programme Business Case
8.1 Director General Capabilities introduced this paper.
8.2 The Board discussed the paper and agreed recommendations.
Item 9: Independent Reference Group (IRG) Verbal
9.1 Director General Operations gave an update from the latest IRG meeting.
Agenda Item 10: Draft agenda for next meeting.
10.1 The Board reviewed the draft agenda for the next Board meeting
Item 11: AOB:
11.1 There were no items of AOB.
August 2018 meeting
The NCA Board met on 23 August 2018. It discussed the following:
Item 1: Apologies, Declarations of Interest and Minutes/Actions from the last meeting
1.1 There were no new declarations of interest. Apologies were noted.
1.2 The minutes from the 12 July 2018 Board meeting were agreed.
1.3 The actions log was reviewed, with updates provided.
Item 2: Chair’s Update
2.1 The Chair provided an update to the meeting on current issues of note affecting the Agency.
Item 3: Finance Report
3.1 Chief Finance Officer introduced the report.
3.2 The Board discussed the paper and noted its contents.
3.3 The Board approved the amendment to the Agency Business Case approvals process.
Item 4: Q1 Performance Report
4.1 DG Capabilities introduced the paper.
4.2 The Board discussed the paper and noted its contents.
Item 5: Compliance Report
5.1 Director Strategy introduced the paper.
5.2 The Board discussed the paper, noted its comments and requested a further Compliance Report after the next quarter.
Item 6: International Review
6.1 Director Intelligence introduced this paper, giving an update on implementation of the International Review and requesting Board approval for the next stage.
6.2 The Board discussed this paper, partially approved the next steps of the Review and requested further work.
Item 7: People Programme
7.1 DG Capabilities and Chief People Officer introduced this paper, giving an update on the Agency’s People Programme.
7.2 The Board discussed this paper, supported the updates provided and requested further work.
Item 8: Communications Strategy
8.1 Director Strategy and Head of Communications introduced the paper.
8.2 The Board discussed the paper and approved the new Communications Strategy.
Item 9: Draft agenda for next meeting.
9.1 The Board reviewed the draft agenda for the next Board meeting
Item 10: AOB:
10.1 There were no items of AOB.
10.2 Shadow Board members and observers gave their feedback on their experience.
July 2018 meeting
The NCA Board met on 12 July 2018. It discussed the following:
Item 1: Apologies, Declarations of Interest and Minutes/Actions from the last meeting
1.1 There were no new declarations of interest. Apologies were noted.
1.2 The minutes from the 7 June 2018 Board meeting were agreed.
1.3 The actions log was reviewed, with updates provided.
Item 2: Chair’s Update
2.1 The Chair provided an update to the meeting on current issues of note affecting the Agency.
Item 3: Finance Report
3.1 Chief Finance Officer introduced the report.
3.2 The Board discussed the paper and noted its contents.
Item 4: Brexit
4.1 DG Operations introduced the paper.
4.2 The Board discussed this paper and noted that it was a comprehensive view of the possible impact of Brexit on the activity of the Agency. The Board accepted the recommendations with a caveat.
Item 5: International Review
5.1 This paper was withdrawn at the request of the Chair. It will be brought back to the Board in August.
Item 6: National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) and Illicit Finance – implementation of NSC proposals
6.1 DG Capabilities introduced this paper and highlighted the opportunity that the establishment of the NECC will afford the Agency and UK Law Enforcement.
6.2 The Board discussed this paper and the risks associated with tackling this threat. The Board accepted the recommendations.
Item 7: SARs Reform
7.1 DG Capabilities introduced this paper and Director Prosperity provided additional clarity where it was required.
7.2 The Board discussed this paper and noted progress on SARs reform. The Board accepted the recommendations with a caveat.
Item 8: Board and Committees Forward Work Plans
8.1 Director Strategy introduced the paper.
8.2 The Board reviewed and accepted the plans in this paper.
Item 9: ARAC (Audit and Risk Assurance Committee) Update – Annual Report and Accounts
9.1 Wendy Barnes gave an update from this morning’s ARAC and presented the annual report and NCA’s annual accounts for financial year 2018/19.
Item 10: IRG (Independent Reference Group) Verbal Update
10.1 Reshard Auladin and Legal Advisor gave an update from the last IRG meeting.
Item 11: Draft agenda for next meeting.
11.1 The Board reviewed the draft agenda for the next Board meeting
Item 12: AOB:
12.1 There were no items of AOB.
12.2 Shadow Board members gave their feedback on their experience.
June 2018 meeting
The NCA Board met on 7 June 2018. It discussed the following:
Item 1: Apologies, Declarations of Interest and Minutes/Actions from the last meeting
1.1 There were no new declarations of interest. Apologies were noted.
1.2 The minutes from the 23 April 2018 Board meeting were agreed.
1.3 The actions log was reviewed, with updates provided.
Item 2: Chair’s Update
2.1 The Chair provided an update to the meeting on current issues of note affecting the Agency.
Item 3: End of Year Finance Report
3.1 Chief Finance Officer presented the report.
3.2 The Board discussed the paper and noted its contents
Item 4: Q4 Performance Report
4.1 DG Capabilities introduced the latest Agency performance report.
4.2 The Board discussed the key elements of the report, and requested additions before the report is sent to the Home Office.
Item 5: Corporate Risk Management
5.1 DG Capabilities introduced this paper, and explained the Agency’s new approach to corporate risk management.
5.2 The Board endorsed the new approach and discussed the exceptional risks and issues.
Item 6: Spending Review – strategic approach
6.1 DG Capabilities introduced this paper and explained how the NCA will prepare for the Spending Review.
6.2 The Board noted the paper.
Item 7: People Strategy – update
7.1 Legal Advisor introduced this paper which updated the Board on progress made with the People Strategy.
7.2 The Board noted the paper and requested further work.
Agenda Item 8: ARAC (Audit Risk and Assurance Committee) Annual Report – verbal update
8.1 The Board noted that this had been discussed in detail at the ARAC meeting this morning. The updated written report will be provided as soon as possible.
Agenda Item 9: IRG (Independent Reference Group) Verbal Update
9.1 The Board noted that the minutes of the latest meeting had been sent to Board members.
Agenda Item 10: Annual Report
10.1 The Board noted that they had already provided feedback on the draft annual report, and that they would provide any further comments as soon as possible.
Agenda Item 11 Draft agenda for next meeting.
11.1 The Board agreed to review the draft agenda out of committee.
Item 12: AOB:
12.1 The Home Office representative confirmed details of the new representative for the NCA Board.
12.2 Shadow Board members gave their feedback on their experience.
April 2018 meeting
The NCA Board met on 23 April 2018. It discussed the following:
Item 1: Apologies, Declarations of Interest and Minutes/Actions from the last meeting
1.1 There were no new declarations of interest. Apologies were noted.
1.2 The minutes from the 8 March 2018 Board meeting were agreed.
1.3 The actions log was reviewed, with updates provided.
Item 2: Chair’s Update
2.1 The Chair provided an update to the meeting on current issues of note affecting the Agency.
Item 3: Independent Reference Group (IRG) Annual Report
3.1 Lord Toby Harris presented the first report of the Independent Reference Group (IRG) to the Board.
3.2 The Board discussed the paper and agreed its recommendations.
Item 4: Finance Report
4.1 Chief Finance Officer gave a verbal report of the last period of FY 2017/18.
Item 5: People Strategy
5.1 DG Capabilities and the Legal Advisor introduced this paper.
5.2 The Board discussed key points and approved all recommendations in the paper.
Item 6: Information Management and GDPR
6.1 DG Capabilities introduced this paper and highlighted key points.
6.2 The Board noted the paper.
Item 7: Draft agenda for next meeting.
7.1 DD Performance introduced this paper. The Board looked forward to the proposed agenda for the next meeting and made recommendations as to agenda items.
Item 8: AOB:
8.1 The Board discussed additional items with regards to threats and risks.
January 2018 meeting
The NCA Board met on 29 January 2018. It discussed the following:
Item 1: Apologies, Declarations of Interest and Minutes/Actions from the last meeting
1.1 There were no new declarations of interest.
1.2 The minutes from the 14 December 2017 Board meeting were agreed.
1.3 The actions log was reviewed, with updates provided.
Item 2: Chair’s Update
2.1 The Chair provided an update to the meeting on current issues of note affecting the Agency.
Item 3: Finance Report
3.1 Director Finance introduced the paper, giving highlights of the NCA’s current financial situation.
3.2 The Board noted the paper.
Item 4: Business Planning sign off including 5 Year Strategy
4.1 DDG Capabilities introduced the paper and updated the Board on the key aspects of the Business Plan.
4.2 The Board discussed the Business Plan, agreed the 2018/19 budget delegations, but requested further amendments to the Business Plan before it is signed off.
Item 5: People Survey – Full Analysis
5.1 Director Legal introduced this paper and highlighted key aspects of the paper.
5.2 The Board discussed the survey results and approved the proposed way forward in the paper.
Item 6: Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
6.1 DDG Capabilities introduced the paper and described the work to date on this Strategy.
6.2 The Board discussed the key issues and approved the recommendations in the paper.
Item 7: FATF Review
7.1 DDG Operations introduced this paper and highlighted the salient points around the forthcoming FATF assessment.
7.2 The Board discussed the key risks and noted the paper.
Item 8: National Economic Crime Centre (NECC)
8.1 DDG Operations introduced this paper and described the work undertaken to date.
8.2 The Board discussed the paper and requested further work to be carried out.
Item 9: Force Management Statements
9.1 DDG Operations introduced this paper and highlighted key points.
9.2 The Board discussed the paper and decided the way forward on this topic.
Item 10: HMICFRS Tasking Report
10.1 DDG Operations introduced this paper, drawing out the current situation with regards to this topic.
10.2 The Board discussed the paper and approved the recommendations.
Item 11: Information Management Strategy Implementation Plan
11.1 DDG Capabilities introduce this paper. Wendy Barnes added further insight from her recent work on this topic.
11.2 The Board discussed the key issues and approved the paper.
Item 12: Board Planner/draft agenda for the next meeting:
12.1 The Board looked forward to the proposed agenda for the next meeting.
Item 13: AOB:
13.1 DDG Capabilities and Reshard Auladin gave a verbal update from the Independent Reference Group meeting on 17 January.
13.2 The Chair noted that this was the last Board for Director Finance and DD Corporate Strategy and the Board thanked them for their work over the last few years. Congratulations were extended to the Legal Advisor on her permanent appointment in post.
