Chief Executive's external meetings
About our chief executive's external meetings
Our Chief Executive meets with parliamentarians, MPs and other groups to discuss:
- what we’re working towards and what’s important to us
- how we can work together on the priorities we share
- our areas of expertise and experience
We publish information about these meetings so you can see who our Chief Executive is meeting with, and why.
2019 meetings
September
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 19 September | Louise Edwards spoke at the Electoral Law Forum seminar, and John Holmes and Bob Posner also attended |
| 18 September | Bob Posner, Sue Bruce and Andy O'Neill gave evidence on the Referendums (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance & Constitution Committee |
| 11 September | Bob Posner met Jes Ladva, Partner - Local & Central Government at Odgers |
| 10 September | Bob Posner, Ailsa Irvine, Craig Westwood and Tom Hawthorn to meet Shadow Cabinet Office Team to discuss the electoral registration feasibility studies |
| 10 September | John Holmes and Bob Posner to meet James Cleverly MP, Conservative Party Chairman |
August
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 9 August | Bob Posner met Sasha Havlicek, Chief Executive of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue for an introductory meeting and to see if there were any common areas of interest between our two organisations |
| 6 August | Bob Posner met Elizabeth Denham, the Information Commissioner, for an update meeting |
July
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 29 July | Bob Posner and Louise Edwards met with Dame Glenys Stacey of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation as part of their review of online targeting |
| 25 to 26 July | Bob Posner attended the Cambridge Conference on Electoral Democracy. The main theme for this year’s conference was strengthening the capacity of electoral commissions |
| 23 July | Bob Posner and Louise Edwards gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry into electoral law |
| 23 July | Bob Posner and Craig Westwood gave evidence to the Exiting the European Union’s enquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiations on European Union withdrawal |
| 22 July | Bob Posner and Louise Edwards had an introductory meeting with Commander Alex Murray, the Commission’s new contact at the Metropolitan Police Service |
| 16 to 18 July | John Holmes and Bob Posner attended the Four Countries Conference, which included a stakeholder reception, hosted by the UK Electoral Commission at Speaker’s House on the evening of 18 July |
| 9 July | Bob Posner chaired, and Ailsa Irvine attended, a meeting of the Electoral Coordination and Administration Board. The main discussion focused on experiences of the May polls and reflecting on lessons learnt for the future coordination of electoral events |
June
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 22 June | Bob Posner and John Holmes met with Jo Swinson MP to discuss European Election issues |
| 20 June | Bob Posner, Craig Westwood and Ailsa Irvine spoke to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee about electoral law reform |
| 18 June | Bob Posner and Louise Edwards gave evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee at their hearing on digital campaigning and payments to parties, especially following the European elections. |
| 17 June | Bob Posner attended a discussion at the House of Commons hosted by Baiba Braže, Ambassador of Latvia, and Damian Collins MP, Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee ‘Digital interference in elections and democratic processes’ |
March
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 28 March | An update meeting with Brandon Lewis MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party |
| 20 March | Reception at 11 Downing Street with Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation |
| 18 March | Approval of Business Plan and Main Estimate with the Speaker's Committee |
| 14 March | Speaking at seminar at Electoral Law Forum |
| 8 March | Workshop on Board appraisals, with Deloitte's Board Advisory Practice with Association of Chief Executives (ACE) |
| 6 March | Discussion of issues around election spending with Lord Haywood, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, Baroness Kennedy of Cradley, Lord Tyler, Lord Rennard and Lord McInnes of Kilwinning |
| 6 March | An update meeting with Chloe Smith MP, Minster for the Constitution, and Gary Cann and John Askew, from the National Police Chief’s Council |
| 6 March | An update meeting with Security Services officials |
February
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 20 February | An update meeting with Chris Flatt, Director of Strategy and Legacy, and Stefano Imbriano, Head of Political Policy, Strategy and Implementation, Northern Ireland Office |
| 19 February | Approval of Supplementary Estimate with the Speaker's Committee |
| 12 February | An update meeting with Craig Mackinlay MP |
| 8 February | Regular meeting with Electoral Fraud Reduction and Prevention national seminar |
| 7 February | Round table ‘The do’s and don’ts of giving evidence to a select committee’, with Margaret Hodge MP, former Chair of the Public Accounts Committee with Association of Chief Executive (ACE) |
| 6 February | Introductory meeting with Bridget Phillipson MP, spokesperson for the Speaker’s Committee |
January
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 30 January | An update meeting with Charles Kriel, Specialist Advisor to DCMS Select Committee |
| 28 January | Roundtable ‘Challenges arising from digital campaigning’ with representatives from the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Advertising Standards Authority, UK Statistics Authority, Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Ofcom, Information Commissions Office and the Broadcasters’ Liaison Group |
| 25 January | An update meeting with Peter Lee, Director of the Cabinet Office's Constitution Group, and Simon James |
| 8 January | An update meeting with officials from the Joint Intelligence Agency |
2018 meetings
During this time, Claire Bassett was our Chief Executive.
November
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 29 November | Seminar on Regulating Digital Campaigning with the Constitution Unit |
| 15 November | An update meeting with Peter Lee, Director of the Cabinet Office’s Constitution Group |
| 14 November | Briefing with John Alty, Director General of Trade Policy, Department for International Trade at the Whitehall Industry Group (WIG) Breakfast briefing |
| 13 November | Event discussing the future of political campaigning with Demos and the ICO |
| 13 November | An update meeting with Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution |
| 13 November | A catch up meeting with Tom Rogers, Electoral Commissioner, Australian Electoral Commission |
| 8 November | Event with McKinsey: ‘Futurology: the future of public services and how to get from here to there’ with Association of Chief Executives |
| 6 November | Evidence to disinformation and fake news inquiry from the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee |
| 1 November | Event with GatenbySanderson looking at the relationship between Chair and Chief Executive with Association of Chief Executives |
| 1 November | A catch up meeting with Rowena Ironside, Non-Executive Director for the Cabinet Office Elections and Registrations Division |
| 1 November | Ministerial Round Table to discuss issues raised in stakeholders’ reports on the 2017 with Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution |
October
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 30 October | An update meeting with National Crime Agency |
| 22 October | An update meeting Darren Hughes, Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society |
| 17 October | An update meeting with Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner Update meeting |
| 11 October | Regular meeting with Wales Electoral Coordination Board |
| 10 October | An update meeting with Bridget Phillipson MP , spokesperson in the House of Commons for the Speaker’s Committee |
September
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 3 September | A catch up meeting with Jes Ladva, Head of Government, Odgers Interim |
August
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 14 August | Regular catch up with Peter Lee, Constitution Group Director, Cabinet Office |
July
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 9 July | Final report pre-briefing Independent Commission on Referendums |
| 9 July | An update meeting with Rowena Ironside |
June
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 25 June | Evidence session at European Parliament Select Committee on Facebook/Cambridge Analytica and the impact on elections |
| 20 June | Meeting with Mairead Ryan, Assistant Principal Officer, and the Principal Officer and colleagues from Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government Dublin |
| 19 June | Speech at event 'Digital Threats to Democracy: Learning from the #Brexit & #8thRef’. Transparent Referendum Initiative hosted event |
| 13 June | Regular meeting with Electoral Advisory and Coordination Board |
| 13 June | An update meeting with Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution |
| 8 June | Summer conference with Constitution Society |
| 5 June | Regular meeting with Westminster Parliamentary Parties Panel |
May
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 15 May | Evidence session at Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, House of Commons |
| 2 to 4 May | Polling station and count observation at local government election |
April
| Date | About the meeting |
|---|---|
| 30 April | An update meeting with Jolyon Jackson, Chief Executive, Local Government Boundary Commission for England |
| 24 April | Lunch with John Atly |
| 17 April | Introductory meeting with Brandon Lewis MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party |
| 17 April | An update meeting with Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution, and Gary Cann, National Police Chiefs' Council |
| 5 April | An update meeting with Alan Renwick, Jess Sergeant and Jenny Watson of the Independent Commission on Referendums |