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CMA board meeting minutes: 12 December 2023

Published 24 January 2024

Meeting date: 12 December 2023 

Venue: In the Cabot, London, and by video conferenceÌýÌý

Members present

• Marcus Bokkerink (Chair) 
• Kirstin BakerÌýÌý
• Sarah Cardell (CEO) 
• Martin Coleman^{[footnote 1]}ÌýÌý
• Cynthia Dubin 
• Amelia Fletcher 
• Michael GrenfellÌýÌý
• Murdoch MacLennan 
• Erik Wilson (COO)

Advisors present 

• Jessica Lennard, Chief Strategy and External Affairs Officer 
• Chris Prevett, Interim General Counsel 
• Mike Walker, Chief Economic Adviser 

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Lucy Robbins, Senior Director, People, Capability and Culture (PCC)

CMA staff present 

• Kate Bridge, Director of Executive Office, Security, and PropertyÌýÌý
• Assistant Legal Directors, Governance 
• Board Secretary (minutes) 

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The meeting was attended by teams from across the CMA, including the DMU, Markets, Consumer and PCC teams.

Minutes

Introduction

1. Introduction 

The Chair welcomed the Board members to the meeting, noting that this will be Amelia Fletcher바카라 사이트™s last meeting as a Non-Executive member of the CMA Board. 

The Board approved the minutes from the meetings of the Board on 22 November 2023, with no changes. 

Major developments in the external environment in which we operate 

2. CEO and Chair comments 

The Board discussed recent external engagement and recommended that a new international and broader external engagement strategy be set and reviewed annually.ÌýÌý

Strategy, Portfolio and Risk Management

3. CEO update including Resource, Portfolio and Pipeline Committee update 

The Board was updated on and discussed recent developments in the CMA바카라 사이트™s portfolio and risk profile and the outcomes from the recent RPPC meeting of 11 December. The Board also reviewed the corporate risk register, the external guidance tracker and the monthly Finance update.ÌýÌý 

4. Digital Markets Unit 

The Board discussed four elements of the implementation and governance of the Digital Markets competition regime envisioned by the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: 

• Decision-making in the Digital Markets Regime: Board and Board Committee decisions바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board considered the options and plans for decision-making by the Board under the new regime, in light of the draft DMCC Bill. It aligned on specific proposals for the Board and Board Committee바카라 사이트™s roles in the different decisions and provided steers on putting these into practice.ÌýÌý

• Monthly update바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board was updated on the latest developments in preparing the CMA for the new regime.ÌýÌý

• Digital Markets competition regime implementation: Conduct Requirements바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board considered principles and approaches for setting conduct requirements on designated firms with Strategic Market Status, evaluating the potential impacts, and guided on the approach to be adopted.ÌýÌý

• Overview of the CMA바카라 사이트™s proposed approach to implementing the Digital Markets competition regime바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board provided steers on the messages and content of a draft public communication document setting out the CMA바카라 사이트™s approach to this regime. 

Policy and cases 

5. Accommodation

The Board considered two programmes of CMA work in the accommodation sector: 

• Housebuilding market study바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board reviewed the progress of this study, noting that there will be an extraordinary Board in February at which the Board will review and decide on a final draft report. 

• Accommodation Consumer update바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board reviewed the work of the consumer team in the accommodation sector, noting its particular areas of focus and providing steers on the next steps. 

6. CEO update 

The CEO updated the Board on recent developments in the CMA바카라 사이트™s case and policy work. 

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7. CEO updateÌýÌý

The CEO updated the Board on opportunities, challenges and initiatives relating to the CMA바카라 사이트™s people.ÌýÌý

8. Annual people survey 바카라 사이트“ Initial highlight analysis바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board provided reflections on the results from the recent staff survey.ÌýÌý

9. Governance update바카라 사이트¯Â 

• New Board member induction바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board discussed how best to induct new Board members, providing steers in anticipation of welcoming new members in 2024. 

• Committee membership changes바카라 사이트¯Â 

The Board noted that Cynthia Dubin will become the new Senior Independent Director, and that Martin Coleman will temporarily chair the Remuneration Committee, when Amelia Fletcher retires from the Board on 31바카라 사이트¯December 2023.ÌýÌý 

10. AOB 

The Chair thanked Amelia Fletcher for her hugely positive contribution to the CMA both externally and internally and reflected on her championship at the Board 바카라 사이트“ and through the wider CMA 바카라 사이트“ of excellence in economics, competition in digital markets, and inclusion, diversity and equality in how the CMA operates.

The Chair then reviewed the meeting and thanked the Board, wishing all members and staff a very happy festive period.

1. Martin Coleman left the meeting after item 4. ↩