## Tax Transparency Sector Board Terms Of Reference Purpose The Primary Purpose Of The Tax Transparency Sector Board Will Be To:

- Drive the Departmental transparency agenda and the release of HMRC 
information in line with the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation 
 
- Inform and advise HMRC's Open Data Strategy, serving as a focal 
point to direct requests for data and improving the Department's 
understanding of the value and use of tax information to the broader 
benefit of the UK 
 
MEASURING SUCCESS The following key output will enable the Board to measure success in meeting open data requirements: The further release of new HMRC data that could be reused for commercial purposes or analysed by academia for wider public benefit, with a particular focus on: 
 

¾ 
large routine public service datasets 
¾ 
provision of access for service users to their own identifiable data     
¾ 
user feedback on services  
¾ 
strategies for engagement with data users to drive social and 
economic growth 
¾ 
supporting individuals and businesses to obtain fast, easy access to 
public sector data  

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MEMBERSHIP Members of the Board will include stakeholders from academia and the public, voluntary and private sector and HMRC and Cabinet Office officials. Where exceptionally members cannot attend a deputy may represent them at the Chair's discretion. 

 

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Membership is as follows : 

| Name                                      | Business Area                           | Role            |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
| HMRC                                      |                                         |                 |
| Edward Troup                              | Central Tax & Strategy                  | HMRC Tax        |
| Assurance                                 |                                         |                 |
| Commissioner                              |                                         |                 |
| and Second                                |                                         |                 |
| Permanent                                 |                                         |                 |
| Secretary                                 |                                         |                 |
| Mike Hawkins                              | Knowledge, Analysis and Intelligence    | DD Data, Policy |
| and Co-ordination                         |                                         |                 |
| Cindy Bell                                | Central Policy                          | Information,    |
| Policy and                                |                                         |                 |
| Disclosure                                |                                         |                 |
| Adrian Ball                               | Security and Information                | Deputy Director |
| Security &                                |                                         |                 |
| Information                               |                                         |                 |
| Directorate                               |                                         |                 |
| Alec Waterhouse                           | Personal Tax                            | Data Integrity  |
| Executive Agency                          |                                         |                 |
| Dyfed Alsop                               | Valuation Office Agency                 | Director of     |
| Strategy, People                          |                                         |                 |
| and Change                                |                                         |                 |
| Other Government Departments              |                                         |                 |
| Ed Parkes                                 | Cabinet Office                          | Transparency    |
| Account Manager                           |                                         |                 |
| for HMRC                                  |                                         |                 |
| Public Sector Transparency Board          |                                         |                 |
| Chris Taggart                             | Public Sector Transparency Board        |                 |
| Chief Executive                           | Economic & Social Research Council      |                 |
| (ESRC)                                    |                                         |                 |
| Academia                                  |                                         |                 |
| Paul Boyle /                              |                                         |                 |
| Fiona Armstrong                           |                                         |                 |
| Confidentiality and Data Protection       |                                         |                 |
| Judith Jones                              | Information Commissioners Office ( ICO) | Group Manager,  |
| Government and                            |                                         |                 |
| Society Group.                            |                                         |                 |
| Experian                                  | Chief Executive                         |                 |
| Credit Rating Agencies and Private Sector |                                         |                 |
| Don Robert /                              |                                         |                 |
| Peter Cummings                            |                                         |                 |
| Neil Munroe /                             |                                         |                 |
| Johanna Edwards                           |                                         |                 |
| Equifax                                   | Director of                             |                 |
| External Affairs &                        |                                         |                 |
| Communications                            |                                         |                 |
| Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)        | Director                                |                 |
| Think Tanks                               |                                         |                 |
| Paul Johnson /                            |                                         |                 |
| Jonathan Shaw                             |                                         |                 |
| Other Representative Bodies               |                                         |                 |
|                                           |                                         |                 |
| Keith Dugmore                             | Demographics User Group (DUG)           | Director        |
| Peter Fanning                             | Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)  | Chief Executive |

Taxpayers Alliance Director Matthew Sinclair / Dominique Lazanski Richard Baron Institute of Directors (IOD) 
Head of Taxation 

## Governance The Board Will Provide Progress Updates As Appropriate To The:

- Public Sector Transparency Board - HMRC Executive Committee (EXCOM) 
 In addition it should keep itself abreast of the developments of the Social Mobility Transparency Board. 

## Frequency And Conduct Of Meetings

- The board will initially meet every two months and then move to 
quarterly once it has developed a work plan. 
- Decisions taken at the board meetings will be communicated in writing 
as part of the minutes 
- Board members will routinely self assess their performance and review 
their ongoing attendance     

## Secretariat The Secretariat Will Be Provided By Hm Revenue & Customs, Kai (Knowledge, Analysis & Intelligence) (Daniele Bega & Ian Parfitt) And Will:

- Manage attendance on behalf of the chair - Issue an agenda, which will be agreed by the chair, and papers in 
advance of the meeting (ideally 5 working days but a minimum of 3 
working days)  
- Issue minutes and action point logs within ten working days following a 
meeting  
- Commission documents / papers from the appropriate members / 
Business Area