Delegation to United Kingdom
9-10February 2017
Draft Programme version 7 Feb 2017
9 February 2016
Arrival in London early afternoon (Eurostar arrival at 16.05)
TRANSFER TO BE ORGANISED INDIVIDUALLY BETWEEN ALL MEETINGS
(public transport: Victoria line to PIMLICO + 15 min. walk)
All meetings take place at European Parliament Information Office, Europe House, 32 Smith Square
16h30-18h30 Working session with academia and NGOs
with Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee, and possibly Members of the PAC)
16h30-17h30
Academia:
- Prof. Prem Sikka, Professor of Accounting, Essex Business School, University of Essex
- Prof. Sol Picciotto, Emeritus Profesor Lancester University, Senior Fellow, International Centre for Tax & Development
- Prof. Rita de la Feria, University of Leeds
17h30-1830
NGOs:
- Murray Worthy, Anti-corruption organisation Global Witness, working on money laundering.
- Rachel Davies, Senior Advocacy Manager, Transparency International UK
- Richard Murphy, chartered accountant and political economist, Tax Justice Network and Professor of Practice in International Political Economy at City University London
- Oliver Pearce, Policy Manager for tax and inequality, Oxfam
No official dinner.
Delegation members may wish to join at their own expense for an informal dinner at Marquis of Granby Westminster, 41 Romney St, Tel. +44 207 227 0941(next to Europe House)
From Europe House/ Restaurant to the Hotel (Park Plaza Westminster Bridge):
Public transport: Bus 507 or C10 from Millbank (stop NH) to St Thomas' Hospital A&E Department (3 stops/ 2 min.); or 20 min. walk (1 km)
10 February 2016
From Hotel to Europe House:Public transport: Bus 507 from County Hall (Stop G) to Millbank (Stop NE) (3 stops/ 5 min); or 20 min. walk (1 km), either across Westminster Bridge or across Lambeth bridge
It is recommended to check out of the hotel and take your luggage with you.
08.30Optional meeting point for departure in the hotel lobby.
09.00-10.30Joint Panama Taskforce session (with representatives from HM Revenue Customs, National Crime Agency (NCA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA))
10.30- 11.15UKFIU session, led by the National Crime Agency (NCA), as UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU)
11.15- 12.00Meeting withFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA), as UK Banking Supervisor
12.00-13.00Informal sandwich lunchat Europe House
13.00-13.30Meeting with Peter Dempsey, lawyer
Financial institutions
13.30–14.30Meeting with HSBC Holding PLC
Law firms
14.30 - 15.00Meeting with UK Law profession regulators
Ian Messer, Law Society of Scotland
Representative of Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
15.00 -16.00Meeting withLaw Society of England and Wales (LSEW)
John Riches, Chair, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Public Policy Committee
Sandy Bhogal, member of the LSEW Tax Law Committee (chair of International Tax Law)
Edward Craft, member of the LSEW Company Law Committee
Amy Bell, Chair of the LSEW AML Task Force
Accountants
16:00 -17:00Meeting with Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Robert Hodgkinson, Executive Director, Technical, ICAEW
Frank Haskew, Head of Tax, ICAEW
Ian Young, International Tax Manager, ICAEW
Simon Tosserams, EU Affairs Executive, ICAEW
17.00Programme ends
From Europe House to St Pancras Station:
Public transport: 15 min walk to Pinlico Station, take Victoria line to St Pancras