Jim Houston's personal Consultancy Income
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please provide details of all Consultancy arrangements and agreements which Jim HOUSTON Director of R&E currently holds and or are permitted by the University. please provide details on the nature of the Consultancy the days per annum permitted for each consultancy and wether the consultancy is paid or unpaid. If the Consultancy is paid please provide details of payments per annum or by case or estimates of income received or forecasted to be received and paid to Jim Houston. Please provide justification for these arrangements by illustrating the benefit to the University and justification for high salaried Admin staff retaining full salary and using University time and resources to generate personal income
Please confirm if Jim Houston is currently working full time or part time and if full time please advise if this will change prior to his departure from the University in OCTOBER 2009 under his severance arrangements and if his severance package includes increased consultancy allowances.
Yours faithfully,
C BAKEY
Dear C Bakey,
Mr Houston currently holds the following Directorships with the knowledge and approval of the current and previous senior management of the University:
Director (Chairman since May 2007), Scottish Intellectual Asset Management Ltd (I A Centre)
Director (Chairman since 2008), Dundee Cell Products Ltd (http://www.dundeecellproducts.com/about/)
Director, Targeting Innovation (http://www.targetinginnovation.com/Who-W...)
Director (Chairman since 2004), AMCET Ltd (http://www.amcet.net/index.asp)
Director (Chairman since 2005), Dundee Incubator Company Ltd (http://www.dundeeincubator.com/main/abou...)
Concerning payment for these Directorships , I understand that Mr Houston receives a modest stipend for his work with the I A Centre and refer you to a previous response by the University on this issue (available here http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ia...).
Concerning time allocated to these Directorships, I understand that Mr Houston's commitment to the I A Centre is two days per calendar month and is viewed by the University as a positive contribution to the research and business communities in Scotland. Should the other Directorships listed above require Mr Houston's time during normal office hours, the University considers that to be part of the duties of the Director of Research and Innovation Services. You will note that each of the bodies concerned has strong links with the University of Dundee.
Mr Houston also has permission to undertake other consultancy activity which does not utilise University time or facilities. Consequently, the University does not hold any information on the receipt of any payments to Mr Houston and you should treat this email as notice of that under S.17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
I understand that Mr Houston will remain a full-time employee of the University of Dundee until his retirement early next year. Mr Houston is leaving under the terms of the Voluntary Severance Scheme, available here http://www.dundee.ac.uk/hr/voluntaryseve....
Yours sincerely,
Alan Bell
Records Manager and
Information Compliance Officer
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Dear Sir or Madam,
Please provide details of all Consultancy arrangements and
agreements which Jim HOUSTON Director of R&E currently holds and or
are permitted by the University. please provide details on the
nature of the Consultancy the days per annum permitted for each
consultancy and wether the consultancy is paid or unpaid. If the
Consultancy is paid please provide details of payments per annum or
by case or estimates of income received or forecasted to be
received and paid to Jim Houston. Please provide justification for
these arrangements by illustrating the benefit to the University
and justification for high salaried Admin staff retaining full
salary and using University time and resources to generate personal
income Please confirm if Jim Houston is currently working full time
or part time and if full time please advise if this will change
prior to his departure from the University in OCTOBER 2009 under
his severance arrangements and if his severance package includes
increased consultancy allowances.
Yours faithfully,
C BAKEY
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