Special Committee on Tax Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3)

Mission to 22-23 November 2018

PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROGRAMME

Thursday, 22 ARRIVAL TO ISLE OF MAN of Members foreseen for November 2018 Thursday afternoon at 15.00 local time (departure from Brussels in the morning).

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Time Institution/Host Address/Tel Subject Scenic tour of the Island with a short stop at Hill established by the Vikings where the Island’s Parliament, which Pick up from the 15.15 - 16.45 is 1,000 years old, airport annually promulgates the Island’s laws at the Island’s National Day every 5th July.

Arrival to hotel for the first meeting  Fight against Meeting with money laundering Taxwatch, informal  Fight against Isle of Man-based corporate and discussion group on individual tax 17.00 - 18.00 Hotel the topics of tax evasion avoidance and the  Transparency of offshore finance beneficial industry ownership  VAT Time Institution/Host Address/Tel Subject

 Fight against money laundering, tax evasion and 18.10 - 19.10 Meeting with Appelby Hotel tax avoidance  Transparency of beneficial ownership Checking in at the hotel and transfer to the venue of the dinner (walking distance) Working dinner with

Hon MHK, Chief Minister

Hon MHK, Minister for the Treasury

Hon MHK, Minister for  Fight against Enterprise money laundering  Fight against Mr Will Greenhow, Organised by the corporate and Chief Secretary IoM Government individual tax 20.00 - 22.00 evasion Mr , HM Venue tbc  Transparency of Attorney General beneficial Ms Sheila Lowe, Chief ownership Financial Officer,  VAT Treasury Ms Sandra Skuszka, Collector of Customs and Excise of the Isle of Man Ms Della Fletcher MBE, Executive Director, Crown and External Relations Return to hotel by own means (walking distance)

Friday, 23 November 2018

Time Institution/Host Address/Tel Subject Checking out from the hotel and transfer to the first meeting (walking distance) Meeting with Mr John Quinn, Isle of Man Attorney General, and with Mr Gary Roberts, Chief Constable, IoM Head Office 2nd Constabulary Floor Fight against money Belgravia House laundering, tax 8.00 - 9.15 Ms Lindsey Circular Road evasion and tax Bermingham, Director Douglas avoidance of IOM Financial IM1 1AE Intelligence Unit

Mr Steve Brennan, CEO, Gambling Supervision Commission Transfer: 15 minutes (walking distance) Meeting with Mr  Fight against Alfred Cannan MHK, money laundering Minister for the  Fight against Treasury, corporate and Bucks Road individual tax Ms Sheila Lowe, Chief Douglas 09.30 - 10.45 evasion Financial Officer, Isle of Man  Transparency of Treasury IM1 3PU beneficial

ownership Ms Sandra Skuszka,  VAT Collector of Customs

and Excise Transfer: 10 minutes (walking distance) Meeting with:

Ms Lillian Boyle, Chair of the Isle of Man  Fight against Financial Services money laundering Isle of Man Authority  Fight against Financial Services corporate and Authority Ms Karen Badgerow, individual tax Finch Hill House 11.00 – 12.15 Chief Executive, evasion Bucks Road Financial Services  Transparency of Douglas Authority, and beneficial Isle of Man ownership IM99 1DT Ms Karen Ramsey,  VAT Head of AML/CFT Policy at

Back to hotel : 15 minutes (walking distance) Time Institution/Host Address/Tel Subject Lunch Meeting with  Fight against Board of the Island money of Man Society of laundering Chartered  Fight against Accountants , Isle of corporate and Man Branch of the individual tax 12.30 – 14:00 Hotel Council of the Trust evasion and Estate  Transparency of Practitioners , and beneficial Island of Man Law ownership Society Council  VAT

Transfer: 15 minutes (walking distance)

Tynwald

Legislative Tour of Tynwald, Buildings and 6 Finch Road Legislative Chamber 14.15 – 14.45 Douglas led by Hon Stephen Isle of Man Rodan MLC, President IM1 1EJ of the Tynwald

Meeting with  Fight against Members of the money laundering

Tynwald  Fight against Tynwald corporate and Legislative Economy Policy individual tax Buildings Review Committee1, evasion 14.45-15.45 6 Finch Road  Transparency of Douglas beneficial Public Accounts Isle of Man Committee2, and ownership  VAT IM1 1EJ Select Committee on Whistleblowing3

Transfer to the hotel: 15 minutes (walking distance)

1 Mr MHK, Committee Chair; Mr T Baker MHK, and Mr J Moorhouse MHK (mandate: Treasury, Department of Economic Development and the Cabinet Office, including constitutional matters) 2 Mr J P Watterson SHK, Committee Chair and Speaker of the House of Keys; Mr T M Crookall MLC; Mr R Callister MHK; Mr D C Cretney MLC; Mrs JP Poole-Wilson MLC; Mr CR Robertshaw MHK (mandate: public expenditure in general) 3 Ms J M Edge MHK, Committee Chair; Mrs Jane Poole-Wilson MLC; Mrs Kerry Sharpe MLC (review of the effectiveness of the Government’s current whistleblowing policy and any relevant legislation, and to report). Time Institution/Host Address/Tel Subject Meeting with Mr  Fight against Chris Till, President of money laundering the Isle of Man  Fight against Bankers association, corporate and and with individual tax 16.00-17.00 Hotel representatives on evasion the Isle of Man of  Transparency of RBS, Lloyds, Barclays beneficial and HSBC ownership

End of mission