Better Regulation Task Force - Revision history

Claire Harkins: /* Membership circa 2004-5 */

2008-05-26T22:17:51Z

Membership circa 2004-5

Claire Harkins: /* Membership circa 2004-5 */

2008-05-26T22:15:07Z

Membership circa 2004-5

David at 20:27, 15 November 2007

2007-11-15T20:27:36Z

David at 20:22, 15 November 2007

2007-11-15T20:22:07Z

David: /* The Task Force Claim */

2007-11-15T20:19:06Z

The Task Force Claim

David: /* Notes */

2007-11-15T20:18:11Z

Notes

David: /* Membership circa 2003-4 */

2007-11-15T20:17:25Z

Membership circa 2003-4

Claire Harkins: /* Notes */

2007-04-16T18:21:20Z

Notes

Claire Harkins: /* Former members of the Task Force */

2007-04-16T18:21:02Z

Former members of the Task Force

Claire Harkins: /* Membership circa 2004-5 */

2007-04-16T18:17:49Z

Membership circa 2004-5

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 ===Membership circa 2004-5===
 *[[Rex Symons]]
-*[[Simon Petch]]
+*[[Simon Petch]]*
 *[[Penelope Rowlatt]]
 *[[Tim Sweeney]]
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 *[[Janet Russell]]
 *[[Kevin Hawkins]]
-*[[Stephen Falder]]
+*[[Stephen Falder]]*
 *[[Ian Peters]]
 *[[Michael Gibbons]]
-*[[Deirdre Hutton]]
+*[[Deirdre Hutton]]*
-*[[Matti Alderson]]
+*[[Matti Alderson]]*
 *[[Sukvinder Stubbs]]
 *[[Teresa Graham]] - Deputy Chair
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 *[[Lynne Berry]]
 *[[Simon Murphy]]
-<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050828023918/www.brtf.gov.uk/members/ Source]</ref>, as at July 2005.
+<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050828023918/www.brtf.gov.uk/members/ Source]</ref>, Those with a * stood down as at July 2005.  Although, eight of the BRC's existing members were re–appointed until 31 March 2007:
 *[[Teresa Graham]]
 *[[Jean Coussins]]

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 ===Membership circa 2004-5===
-Rex Symons, Simon Petch*, Penelope Rowlatt, Tim Sweeney, Victoria Younghusband, Janet Russell, Kevin Hawkins, Stephen Falder*, Ian Peters, Michael Gibbons, Deirdre Hutton*, Matti Alderson*, Sukvinder Stubbs Teresa Graham - Deputy Chair, David Arculus - Chair
+*[[Rex Symons]]
-[[Jean Coussins]], Kirit Patel, Eve Salomon, Sarah Veale, Adrian Askew, Lynne Berry and Simon Murphy.
+*[[Simon Petch]]
-*These members have now stood down from the Task Force
+*[[Penelope Rowlatt]]
 <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050828023918/www.brtf.gov.uk/members/ Source]</ref>, as at July 2005.
-Although, eight of the BRC's existing members were re–appointed until 31 March 2007: [[Teresa Graham]], [[Jean Coussins]], [[Michael Gibbons]], [[Ian Peters]], [[Penelope Rowlatt]], [[Janet Russell]], [[Eve Salomon]] and [[Sarah Veale]]
+Although, eight of the BRC's existing members were re–appointed until 31 March 2007:
 ===Membership circa 2003-4===

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 The Better Regulation Task Force was Chaired by [[Lord Haskins]]. Set up by New Labour to free business from 'red tape', their intention is to save bosses from what they see as 'unnecessary' restrictions on their profits. The Task Force became the [[Better Regulation Commission]] on 1 January 2006.<ref>Cabinet Office 06/02/06[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2006/060405_brcapps.asp?ID=146 Press Release] Accessed April 2007</ref>
 ==The Task Force Claim==
 From the Web Archive of the BRTF webpages circa 2005:

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-The Better Regulation Task Force was Chaired by [[Lord Haskins]]. Set up by New Labour to free business from 'red tape', their intention is to save bosses from what they see as 'unnecessary' restrictions on their profits. The Task Force became the [[Better Regulation Commission]] on 1 January 2006.
+The Better Regulation Task Force was Chaired by [[Lord Haskins]]. Set up by New Labour to free business from 'red tape', their intention is to save bosses from what they see as 'unnecessary' restrictions on their profits. The Task Force became the [[Better Regulation Commission]] on 1 January 2006.<ref>Cabinet Office 06/02/06[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2006/060405_brcapps.asp?ID=146 Press Release] Accessed April 2007</ref>
 ==The Task Force Claim==
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 ==People==
 === Membership circa 2006-2009 ===
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 [[Jean Coussins]], Kirit Patel, Eve Salomon, Sarah Veale, Adrian Askew, Lynne Berry and Simon Murphy.
 *These members have now stood down from the Task Force
-[http://web.archive.org/web/20050828023918/www.brtf.gov.uk/members/ Source], as at July 2005.
+<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050828023918/www.brtf.gov.uk/members/ Source]</ref>, as at July 2005.
 Although, eight of the BRC's existing members were re–appointed until 31 March 2007: [[Teresa Graham]], [[Jean Coussins]], [[Michael Gibbons]], [[Ian Peters]], [[Penelope Rowlatt]], [[Janet Russell]], [[Eve Salomon]] and [[Sarah Veale]]
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 ===Membership circa 2002===
 *[[Sarah Anderson]] is the Chief Executive of the [[Mayday Group]], an employment agency providing catering staff. She is Chair of the [[CBI]]'s SME Council, making her the main representative for small and medium-sized businesses for the [[CBI]]. She also sits on the London Employer's coalition for the New Deal and is Chair of the [[London Enterprise Agency]].
 *[[Jyoti Banerjee]] is Chief Executive of [[TBC Research]], a company that provides marketing information to IT companies and publishes Computers and Finance Magazine.
 *[[Stephen Falder]] is Marketing and Export Director of [[H Marcel Guest Paints]], a specialist paint manufacturer whose clients include [[Rolls Royce]], [[Ford]] and arms manufacturers [[Vickers]], [[GEC]], [[GKN]] and [[BAE]] Systems. He is also a Director of [[Bradite]] Ltd. and [[Buccaneer International]] Ltd.
 *[[Balram Gidoomal]] is the millionaire Chairman of [[Winning Communications]], a business consultancy which specialises in leadership training and equal opportunities. He also sits on the New Deal Task Force Ethnic Minority Advisory Group. He is an evangelical Christian who stood for the [[Christian People's Alliance]] in the London Mayoral elections in 2000.
 *[[Teresa Graham]] is a Partner at [[Baker Tilly]], the chartered accountants, and head of their business services department. She was a member of the Tory Government's Deregulation Task Force from 1994-7. She is a member of the Government's [[Small Business Service Management Board]].
 *[[Peter Hughes]] is the Chief Executive of [[Scottish Engineering]], a lobbying organisation for the Scottish manufacturing industry. He is the former Chairman and Managing Director of [[Glencast]] Ltd., a specialist steel foundry.
 *Dr. [[Chai Patel]] is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of [[Westminster Healthcare]] Plc, Britain's 3rd largest nursing home company, which he took control of in a £214 million deal in 1998. He was formerly the Chief Executive of [[Care First]] Plc, also one of the largest operators of private nursing homes in the UK. In October 1999 he bought the [[Priory Hospital Group]], 13 acute psychiatric hospitals, for £100 million. He was Chair of the Task Force's Working Group on Long Term Care and a member of the Department of Health's 'action team' on NHS bed use which recommended that the NHS should place older patients into private nursing homes. He gave more than £5,000 to the Labour Party in 1999.
 *[[Simon Ward]] is the Director of Strategic Affairs at [[Whitbread]]. He is a member of the [[CBI]]'s Regional Council for London, a Director of the [[London Enterprise Agency]] and a former member of the Working Group on New Deal retention.
 *[[Matti Alderson]] is a Director of [[FireHorses]] Ltd., a company that advises on regulatory strategy. She is the former Director General of the [[Advertising Standards Authority]], which controls all non-broadcast advertising in the UK. She is a member of the [[MAFF]]'s Food Advisory Committee and the Review Body on Doctor's and Dentists Remuneration.
 *[[Ann Shaw]] is a Director of [[Shaws Farms]], an investment company, and [[Elmfield Farms]] Ltd., a farming company. She is the former Chair of the [[Institute of Directors]] Northern Ireland and is currently a member of the Committee of the [[Institute of Directors]]. She is a Trustee and Vice Chair of [[Lloyds TSB]] Northern Ireland. She is a member of the [[Training and Employment Agency]]'s Skills Task Force.
 *Dr. [[Ian Peters]] is the Deputy Director General of the British [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He also sits on Gordon Brown's [[EMU Advisory Group]].
 *[[Penelope Rowlatt]] is an economist and a Director of [[Europe Economics]]. She has been involved in the "restructuring" of the electricity industry. [[Europe Economics]] is a consultancy with clients that have included Government and major private sector companies. She is also a Director of [[Medicine Today]].
 *[[Sue Slipman]] Director for Social Responsibility, [[Camelot Group]].
 ===Former members of the Task Force===
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 *[[Stephen Alambritis]], the Head of Press and Parliamentary Affairs for the [[Federation of Small Businesses]]. He is a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Work-Life Balance and is a prospective parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party. Soon after the New Deal started, the Brighton [[Federation of Small Businesses]] distributed a letter praising the virtues of the scheme as a supply of free labour for bosses. The letter was headed 'Have you ever thought how profitable your business would be if you didn't have to pay out any wages?' Left in September 2000.
 *[[Anthony Tinsley]] is a Senior Member of the [[Unilever]] Plc Tax Executive and a director of [[Unilever]] UK Holdings Ltd. He is the former Chair of the London [[Chamber of Commerce]] Tax Committee and is a member of the Tax Committees of both the [[CBI]] and the [[International Chamber of Commerce]] (ICC). The ICC is a highly influential organisation which represents 'the international voice of business' and is actively involved in countering the anti-globalisation movement. Its President is [[Helmut Maucher]], the Chairman of [[Nestlé]]. Left in June 2000.
 *[[Hugh Field]] is a Director of [[BCB International]], suppliers of medical and food products, camping equipment and military survival equipment. He is Chair of the Cardiff Local Business Partnership. Left in September 1999.
 *Sir [[Simon Gourlay]] is a Farmer. He is the former President of the [[NFU]] from 1986-91. He is the Vice-Chair of [[Herefordshire Health Authority]] and a Partner in Maesbrook Nursing Home. Left in September 1999.
 *[[Robert Purry]] is Head of Tax at [[Grant Thornton]], an auditing, tax planning and business advisory company. Left in February 1999.
 *[[Peter Salsbury]] is Ex-Chief Executive at [[Marks and Spencer]] Plc, where his annual salary was £560,000 in 2000. He resigned in September 2000. He is also a Non-Executive Director of [[TR Property Investment Trust]] Plc. Left in September 1999.
 *[[Pamela Meadows]] Independent Economist. Former Director of the right-wing [[Policy Studies Institute]]. Left in September 2000.

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 ::* Targeting
-:The Task Force does this by carrying out studies of particular regulatory issues. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050831064629/www.brtf.gov.uk/about/index.asp]
+:The Task Force does this by carrying out studies of particular regulatory issues. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050831064629/www.brtf.gov.uk/about/index.asp About]</ref>
 ==People==

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
−	~~{{note\|1}} Cabinet Office 06~~/~~02/06[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2006/060405_brcapps.asp?ID=146 Press Release] Accessed April 2007~~	+
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 ===Membership circa 2003-4===
-•[[David Arculus]], Chairman  	[[Severn Trent]] plc
+*[[David Arculus]], Chairman  	[[Severn Trent]] plc
-•[[Teresa Graham]], Deputy Chair 	[[Baker Tilly]]
+*[[Teresa Graham]], Deputy Chair 	[[Baker Tilly]]
-•[[Matti Alderson]] § 	Fire Horses
+*[[Matti Alderson]] § 	Fire Horses
-•[[Jean Coussins]] ^ 	[[Portman Group]]
+*[[Jean Coussins]] ^ 	[[Portman Group]]
-•[[Stephen Falder]] § 	HMG Paints
+*[[Stephen Falder]] § 	HMG Paints
-•[[Michael Gibbons]] 	Consultant: utility sector
+*[[Michael Gibbons]] 	Consultant: utility sector
-•[[Kevin Hawkins]] 	[[British Retail Consortium]]
+*[[Kevin Hawkins]] 	[[British Retail Consortium]]
-•[[Deirdre Hutton]] 	National Consumer Council
+*[[Deirdre Hutton]] 	[[National Consumer Council]]
-•[[Kirit Patel]] ^ 	Day Lewis Group
+*[[Kirit Patel]] ^ 	Day Lewis Group
-•[[Simon Petch]] (retired May 2003)§ 	[[CONNECT]]
+*[[Simon Petch]] (retired May 2003)§ 	[[CONNECT]]
-•[[Ian Peters]] 	[[EEF]]
+*[[Ian Peters]] 	[[EEF]]
-•[[Penelope Rowlatt]] 	Independent economist
+*[[Penelope Rowlatt]] 	Independent economist
-•[[Janet Russell]] 	Kirklees Metropolitan Council
+*[[Janet Russell]] 	Kirklees Metropolitan Council
-•[[Eve Salomon]] 	Consultant: communications^
+*[[Eve Salomon]] 	Consultant: communications^
-•[[Sukhvinder Stubbs]] 	[[Barrow Cadbury Trust]]
+*[[Sukhvinder Stubbs]] 	[[Barrow Cadbury Trust]]
-•Tim Sweeney 	Consultant: financial services
+*[[Tim Sweeney]] 	Consultant: financial services
-•Rex Symons 	Bournemouth Primary Care NHS Trust
+*[[Rex Symons]] 	Bournemouth Primary Care NHS Trust
-•Sarah Veale 	[[Trades Union Congress]]^
+*[[Sarah Veale]] 	[[Trades Union Congress]]^
-•Simon Ward 	Consultant: hospitality industry*
+*[[Simon Ward]] 	Consultant: hospitality industry*
-• [[Victoria Younghusband]] 	Lawrence Graham
+* [[Victoria Younghusband]] 	Lawrence Graham
 § Stood down from Task Force on 31 March 2004
-^ Appointed to Task Force in 14 April 2004 [http://www.corporateaccountability.org/regulation/brtf/main.htm Source]
+^ Appointed to Task Force in 14 April 2004 <ref>[http://www.corporateaccountability.org/regulation/brtf/main.htm Better Regulation Taskforce]</ref>
 ===Membership circa 2002===

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
−	{{note\| }} Cabinet Office 06/02/06[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2006/060405_brcapps.asp?ID=146 Press Release] Accessed April 2007	+	{{note\|1}} Cabinet Office 06/02/06[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2006/060405_brcapps.asp?ID=146 Press Release] Accessed April 2007

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	*[[Pamela Meadows]] Independent Economist. Former Director of the right-wing [[Policy Studies Institute]]. Left in September 2000.		*[[Pamela Meadows]] Independent Economist. Former Director of the right-wing [[Policy Studies Institute]]. Left in September 2000.
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		+	== Notes ==
		+	{{note\| }} Cabinet Office 06/02/06[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2006/060405_brcapps.asp?ID=146 Press Release] Accessed April 2007