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(asked on 4th December 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department's non-executive directors met ministers or officials in his Department in the last two years; what the agenda of each meeting was; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Helen Grant Portrait
Helen Grant
This question was answered on 9th December 2014

There have been 20 formal meetings between Non-Executive Board Members and ministers and officials in this period, the agendas for which are set out below. Any informal meetings are not recorded.

Departmental Board agenda items December 2012 to December 2014

26 March 2013

Permanent Secretary’s Update

Finance

DCMS 2013-16

Performance and Capability

16 May 2013

Permanent Secretary’s Update including update from Performance Review Group

Finance Update

Soft power’ and influencing internationally

Civil Service Reform: Capability & Capacity

Board effectiveness evaluation

15 July 2013

Permanent Secretary’s Update including update from Performance Review Group

Finance Update

DCMS & ALBs

Capacity and Prioritisation

Broadband

10 September 2013

Update from the Executive Board

Update from Performance Review Group

Finance Update

DCMS – working for growth

Internal Audit’s approach to DCMS and its ALBs

28 November 2013

Permanent Secretary’s Update

Update from Performance Review Group

Finance Update

The Value of Culture

15 January 2014

Permanent Secretary’s Update

Performance Report

Finance Update

Departmental Improvement Plan

Staff Engagement

24 March 2014

Permanent Secretary’s Update

Performance Report

Finance Update

Synergies between GEO and wider Departmental agenda

First World War commemorations – strategic risk management

14 May 2014

Permanent Secretary’s Update

Strategic Narrative

Board Effectiveness Review

Performance Report

Finance Update

ALB accountability

BDUK Overview

14 July 2014

Permanent Secretary’s Update

Performance Review, including Finance

Strategic Property Agenda

20 October 2014

Permanent Secretary’s Update

Performance Review, including Finance

Implications for DCMS of Scottish Referendum

Departmental Sub Board agenda items December 2012 to December 2014

The Departmental Sub Board was established in September 2014 to supplement the Departmental Board.

15 September 2014

Sub-Board Operating Framework

Permanent Secretary’s Update

Performance Review including Finance

People Strategy

Annual Stocktake

Audit and Risk Committee agenda items December 2012 to December 2014

December 2012

Scene setting

Government Equalities Office:

DCMS Group Accounts

NLDF / OLDF accounts

Internal Audit Report

Olympics

8 April 2013

Scene Setting

DCMS Group Accounts

OLDF/NLDF plans

Internal Audit

Olympics

11 June 2013

Scene Setting

Broadband Update

Spending Review – outcome for DCMS

Financial Statements

29 October 2013

Scene Setting

Broadband – Urban Vouchers

Governance Statement and year-end assurance

Consolidated Accounts for DCMS

NAO Report

Internal Audit Report

Fraud, error and debt

18 December 2013

Scene Setting

National Lottery Annual Assurance Review

ALB Risk Review

Issues arising from Consolidated Accounts for DCMS

NAO Report

Internal Audit Report

Liabilities that DCMS will inherit when ODA closes

Information assurance and system security

5 March 2014

Scene Setting

Consolidated Accounts for DCMS

NAO Report

Internal Audit Report

Preparedness for major ceremonials

Improvement programme

ALB new governance arrangements

ARC chair’s annual report to the Board and Accounting Officer

2 July 2014

Scene Setting

NLDF/OLDF Annual Report & Accounts

Group Annual Report & Accounts

NAO Report

Internal Audit Report

Changes to Corporate Services

Improvement Programme

ALB Governance Update

1 September 2014

Scene Setting

Group Annual Report & Accounts

Plans for 14-15 Annual Report & Accounts

NAO Report

Internal Audit Report

BDUK

Security Policy Framework

Embedding Good Government Debt Management

4 December 2014

Scene setting

Group Annual Report & Accounts

NAO Report

Internal Audit Report

Shared Services Update

Options for Legal Risk reporting to ARC

IT project update

Reticulating Splines