Minutes – Committee Meeting67

Monday 8th November 2010. Start time – 4.00 pm

Hammonds LLP, Devonshire Square, London

  1. Attending

Paul Astbury, Keith Murray, Barry Denyer-Green, Charles Norman,Philip Maude,Richard Honey, Colin Cottage, Raj Gupta,Mark Barlow,

  1. Apologies for absence

Colin Smith, Alison Barker, Robert Walton, Matt Bodley

  1. Previous Minutes

The Minutes of the meeting held were accepted as an accurate record of proceedings.

  1. Matters Arising
  • none
  1. CPA Reforms
  • Planning Assumptions
  • PA explained the latest version of the BDB drafted legislative draft. It follows closely the Law Commission proposals.
  • C18a needs amending
  • Assuming Parliament adopts the amendment, it will be scrutinised by Parliamentary Counsel, so we need not be concerned with the precise wording, just the scheme itself
  • It is proposed the amendment is tabled in the Lords, with awareness of its existence whilst its being read in the Commons.
  • A lobbyist is needed to advise on taking this forward. The working party of PA, CS, BDG, RH and CN shall decide who to appoint and develop an appropriate brief.
  • Action
  • The committee are invited to comment within the next 7 days
  • PA to chase PEBA for comment
  • CN to get RICS support through Richard Asher and Andrew Highwood
  • BDG to communicate with George Bartlett and Robert Carnwath
  • MCB to liaise with Roger Messenger and Peter Scrafton
  • Other CPA Reforms
  • Circular 604
  • When PM, CS and AB met GOL, it was stated that c604 (for England) was being redrafted
  • The Scots are reviewing. We are uncertain what the Welsh are doing
  • PM to contact CLG to discover if this is being taken forward and what are the timescales
  • A working party of KM, CC, PM, RG and MB will consider what the CPA recommends should be included
  • Advance and Loss Payments
  • PM should also ask about these with CLG

6. Events

  • AGM – Thanks to Charles Lazarevic and Moore Stephens. A very successful event and appropriate venue
  • CPA Dinner – Bookings already coming in.
  • Need to ensure bar facilities available during the evening.
  • Kate to liaise with PM on contacts for the speakers
  • Drinks Reception – dated and ready for marketing
  • CPA National Conference – whilst the Royal Society has been booked, MCB expressed concern at the spiralling costs and the inability to raise fees. It was suggested that Carisbrooke Hall could be used for the conference. This should be discussed at the planning meeting, and the planning group should visit the venue when they meet.
  1. Other CPA Meetings
  2. PM to write to the IPC to convene a meeting
  3. PM towrite to Robbie Owen to offer support for NIPA and propose we work jointly in areas where both organisations overlap.
  4. Stakeholder meeting should take place and the content of the new circular should be the focus, inc. NIPs, Blight, Advance and loss payments, and HS2. An appropriate group should be invited
  5. CLG should be asked who their counterparts are in other departments who are in some way responsible for, or affected by, CPO and compensation practice.
  6. MCB to identify the trade representative from the Utility companies who attended the NIPA launch with a view to involving them in the relevant stakeholder meetings.
  7. Was it Tony Glover, Head of Press and Public Affairs, Energy Networks Association?
  1. Co-options all agreed
  1. Website Update – nothing to report
  1. Membership - New members accepted
  1. Committee dates accepted and listed here
  • Monday 6th December 2010
  • Monday 17th January 2011
  • Thursday 17th February 2011 - Annual Dinner at 7.00pm at Victory Services Club - we could meet beforehand as we did this year.
  • Monday 28th March 2011
  • Thurday 12th May 2011 - Annual Drinks Reception 6.00-8.30pm at Oriental Club - again we could meet beforehand
  • Monday 13th June 2011
  • Thursday 23rd June 2011 - CPA National Conference 2011
  • Monday 11th July 2011
  • Monday 12th September 2011
  • Monday 10th October 2011 - AGM Meeting - meet afterwards as we did this year
  1. AOB
  • MCB confirmed the LT consultation response was submitted and acknowledged.
  • Promotion and CPO best practice in Scotland

Following an email from MCB, we discovered 200 people attended the CPO conference in Scotland. MCB liaised with the Scottish Government offering CPA assistance and proposing that we work together to capture as members, those that undertake CPO work in Scotland.

This will be discussed further at the next meeting

  • Role of CPT in CPA to be discussed at next meeting
  • KM and CS to be asked to report on IRWA conference and co-operation at next meeting
  • International relations (EU, Commonwealth and rest of World) with other CPO organisations next meeting
  • International Conference 2012 – next meeting
  • Accreditation of CPA members –next meeting
  • Unpaid membership fees –next meeting

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