Board committees

The Board has three standing committees and their terms of reference are included in the Board's rules of procedure.

Audit committee

ORR's audit committee has a key role in corporate governance supporting the Board and the accounting officer in reviewing the adequacy of ORR's risk, control and governance processes.

  • Non-executive directors: Peter Bucks (chairman), Jane May and Tracey Barlow
  • Independent member: Jeremy Chittleburgh

Also in attendance at all meetings: chief executive, director & deputy director of corporate services, head of finance, Board secretary, representatives of the internal audit service provider and the National Audit Office.

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Remuneration committee

ORR's remuneration committee reviews and recommends to the Board broad pay and benefits policy for ORR's senior civil servant staff. It then reviews and makes recommendations on the pay and bonuses for the individual senior civil servants, taking account of their contribution to ORR’s overall performance.

  • Non-executive directors: Richard Goldson (chairman), Peter Bucks and Anna Walker.
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Safety regulation committee

ORR's safety regulation committee helps to develop, maintain, review and update ORR's health and safety regulatory strategy and the overall adequacy of arrangements to meet ORR's statutory duties. It provides guidance and advice on the need for major accident inquiries and reviews the safety inspection and policy formulation programmes.

  • Non-executive directors: Anna Walker (chair), Chris Elliott, Jane May and Steve Walker (from 1 April 2010)
  • Executive directors: Michael Beswick, Bill Emery, Michael Lee and Ian Prosser
  • Other members: Juliet Lazarus, David Morris, Allan Spence and Caroline Wake
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Periodic review committee

ORR's periodic review committee oversees and provides guidance on the delivery of the programme of work associated with ORR's periodic review of Network Rail's revenue requirement for the next five-year Control Period. Having completed its work on the periodic review 2008, which covered the revenue requirement for 2009-14 (Control Period 4), the committee is in abeyance but will be re-established during 2010 to start work on the 2013 periodic review.

  • Non-executive directors: Peter Bucks and Richard Goldson
  • Executive directors: Bill Emery (chairman), Michael Beswick, Michael Lee and John Thomas
  • Other members: Juliet Lazarus

Last updated: 23 February 2010

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