Confidential Minutes: GB Board Limited Meeting

Friday 16 June 2017 at 9am

Via Conference Call

Board: Stephen Baddeley Chair and Non-Executive Director Christine Black Director (BADMINTONscotland) Kenneth Nixon Director (, Ulster Branch) Roger Moreland Director () Jane M Nickerson Company Secretary / Non-Executive Director Graeme Finch Non-Executive Director Invited: Jon Austin Performance Director, Charleane Taylor Minute Taker (Badminton England) Apologies: Adrian Christy Non-Executive Director Mark Beecher Badminton England Gail Emms Director (Badminton England)

1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Noted as above.

2 DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS No new declarations were advised.

3 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING 3.1 To receive and approve the minutes of the meeting held on 25 April 2017

Decision: a) The minutes of 25 April 2017 were approved

3.2 To consider matters arising from the minutes

The following points were noted: . Item 3.2; Agendas and redacted minutes are published here: https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/landingpage.asp?section=6798§ionTitle= GB+Board. The redacted minutes are only published once the draft minutes have been approved at the subsequent meeting and the Chair and Performance Director have confirmed any redactions. . Item 4.1; Stephen confirmed he had spoken to the BOA () regarding the GB Board’s concerns. The BOA has confirmed the GB Board is not the only one in this situation. There is funding for all sports to go on at least two recces and Jon, as designated Team Leader, will undertake those. Jon will not have the capacity to also undertake recces with regards to the Para Badminton aspect, but the BPA will likely fund and organise separate recces.

GB Board Final Minutes of 16 June 2017 - Page 1 of 4 Confidential . Item 7.2; Work on the induction pack is still underway and expected to be finalised by the end of the summer. Jane continues to lead on this item. . Item 8.1; The existing Service Level Agreement isn’t now fit for purpose given the loss of funding. Stephen agreed to discuss this with Adrian with a view to agreeing an amendment that captures the current situation in terms of expectations of BE.

4 PERFORMANCE UPDATE 4.1 Performance Report

The information in the report was noted and in addition, the following points were noted:

. A full financial report will be circulated to the GB Board within the next week. It will detail the full verbal update. The reason for not issuing it prior to the meeting is annual leave of key staff. . Current balance of £23k of transition funding through to the end of June 2017. It is likely it will be spent by the deadline date. . In respect of the Solidarity Awards (mentioned in item 4 of the performance report), the award will be in the region of $450 per month for athletes through to the Tokyo Games. The money would be paid directly to the athlete, but Badminton England would offset that amount from their programme allowance. . In respect of the Youth Olympic Games, it has been confirmed that the costs for the athletes who qualify, plus a coach, would be covered by the BOA, to include flights, attendance, food and clothing. The allowance would not cover travel to airports, any meetings or workshops, or support for finance, administration, logistics etc. It has also been suggested that funding might also be available through , but it is unclear if applications need to be submitted from the home nation or the GB Board. Christine agreed to find out and inform Jon.

5 FINANCE UPDATE 5.1 GB Finances

This item was captured in item 4.1.

5.2 Update of GB Board financial position

The following points were noted: . Current balance of £6,000, which should be sufficient for future Board meetings for the current cycle but little else; . If Para Badminton isn’t funded, then it may become necessary to ask for a contribution from HCs in due course.

6 PARA BADMINTON 6.1 The following points were noted: . Nikki Tarrant (from Badminton England) has volunteered her time to assist with the

administration of Para Badminton camps. . Jon was asked to pass on the Board’s sincere appreciation of her efforts as well as noting with appreciation BE’s support of her voluntary role. . The Chair had spoken to Michelle Hammond (UKS). His impression is that UKS would be keen to support financially the development of a robust Funding Application if it believes we have clear and credible medal potential. However, there is no certainty of this. . In due course a Team Leader for Para Badminton needs to be formally agreed. . The BPA will fund a Team leader to attend 2 recces between now and the Games. GB Board Final Minutes of 16 June 2017 - Page 2 of 4 Confidential . The Board should plan to send a Team Leader on the proposed recce in October 2018

7 MEETING DATES 7.1 Date of next meeting

The following points were noted: . A meeting is due in September 2017. The Chair proposed this be via conference call and will circulate dates for a 9h00 – 10h00 conference call in late September 8 ANY OTHER BUSINESS 8.1 None noted.

Date of Next Meeting: TBC – September 2017

Appendix 1 – Decisions:

Date Reference BGB Decision Responsible/Lead agreed

Item 3.1, Minutes of 25 The minutes of 25 April 2017 were BGB Board 16 June April 2017 approved 2017

Appendix 2: Actions

Deadline Status Reference Action Responsible/Lead Date

Item 3.2, Finalise the redacted minutes of 25 April Charleane Taylor ASAP Complete Matters Arising 2017 with Jon and then publish on the Badminton England website

Finalise the induction pack for new GB Jane Nickerson End of Board members Summer 2017

Discuss the existing SLA with a view to Stephen Baddeley Not stated updating it or adding an amendment and Adrian Christy

Item 4.1, Circulate a financial report Jon Austin 23 June Performance 2017 Report Investigate the nomination process for Christine Black Not stated funding from Badminton Europe with regards to the Youth Olympic Games, specifically if applications should be submitted by the home nation or the GB Board.

GB Board Final Minutes of 16 June 2017 - Page 3 of 4 Confidential Deadline Status Reference Action Responsible/Lead Date

Item 6.1, Para Agree Team Leader for Para-Badminton Stephen Baddeley Not stated Badminton 2020

Item 7.1, Date Circulate date options, avoiding 9 – 22 Stephen Baddeley 23 June of Next September due to unavailability of some 2017 Meeting GB Board members, and agree date of next meeting

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