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NRUC Project Board

Meeting Notes: 17th September 2008

Apologies: Simon Bannister (UKBA), Chris Andrew (Esprit), Geoff Skinner (Westminster), Grace Ashaye (LASC).

Attendees: Mark Brangwyn (Chair London Councils), Michael Gould (NRUC), Richard Eyre (NRUC), Steve Murphy (Westminster), Simon Marrow (Havering).

Agenda item no.

Key Points/Action

Person/Organisation responsible

1

Minutes and Matters Arising

To be addressed in the main agenda

2

NRUC Update

  • NRUC have received the latest CID feed and are carrying out preliminary checks on the data.

3

Finance

  • UKBA have agreed to pay directly to NRUC invoices are no longer to be sent to LAs.

General Operation

  • NRUC continues to train LAs and encourage updating of the database.

Action

  • NRUC to draft letter on CID & its efficiency' for Mark Brangwyn, to be sent to Tony Smith.

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4

DCSF, NRUC & ContactPoint

  • ContactPoint has been delayed until January 09.

  • Main phase testing anticipated in January 09.

  • Havering expect the design spec from Esprit by the end of September 08.

  • WCC - (Copied from previous minutes) to meet with Esprit regarding future contract

  • WCC and UKBA to meeting regarding NRUC future position

  • WCC Role in Contact Point is administering finance

Action

  • Simon Marrow to provide Michael Gould with `Early Adopters' list & report briefly on the project timescales.

S Marrow

Action

  • NRUC to incorporate links to DCSF & ContactPoint onto the NRUC website.

  • Also to investigate `Flagging' system to identify the current stage of work between NRUC and DCSF

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Action

  • ContactPoint meetings to be merged with Project Board meetings.

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5

Esprit - No representative.

Action

  • Contract with Esprit will expire in 2009

  • NRUC to create draft spec of SLA for Esprit.

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6

NRUC Future

  • NRUC will continue the current CID progression and involvement of LAs.

  • NRUC to explore future expansion.

Action

NRUC to draft an A4 sheet on possibilities within the EU & Missing Children.

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AOB

Action

  • NRUC to produce paper for LASC Management on creating a Steering Group for both ContactPoint and Project Board.

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