The Climate Change Committee is a fully independent arms-length body of Government. The Committee is sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs alongside the Northern Ireland, Scottish, and Welsh administrations. As a publicly funded organisation we are fully committed to openness and transparency. Key information is available below.
Governance
- Corporate Business Plan 2024 – 2027 – This document sets out the CCC’s strategic objectives, priorities and work programme.
- Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023 – This document presents the CCC’s business objectives, achievements and financial statements for that period.
- Framework Document – This document describes the broad framework within which the organisation operates and covers the role of both the CCC and Adaptation Committee (AC), their governance and accountability, management and financial responsibilities.
- Diversity and Inclusion – The strategy aims to build a positive, constructive equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) culture within the CCC and to ensure that EDI informs delivery of our statutory obligations.
- Audit and Risk Committee – This Committee supports the CCC and the Chief Executive (as Accounting Officer) in their respective responsibilities for control and governance, risk management and associated assurance. The members of the Audit and Risk Committee are: Chair – Rosalyn Schofield (Independent member), Professor Piers Forster, Dr Steven Fries, Roshana Arasaratnam (Independent member) and Susan Barratt (Independent member).
- The Secretariat– The Secretariat provides analytical and corporate support to the Committee and is made up of around 50 staff members, led by the Chief Executive.
Policies and information
- CCC – managing conflicts of interest policy.
- CCC – Whistleblowing Policy.
- CCC – standard terms and conditions of contract for services.
- High quality analytical work is essential to the effectiveness of the CCC and as part of this we embed quality assurance processes into our analytical work. You can read our guidance on QA procedures at this link: CCC – Quality Assurance of evidence and analysis. Linked to this, a list of business critical models used by the CCC is available here.
- The way in which we process your personal data relating to financial transactions when we interact with you is set out in the Personal Information Charter. The Climate Change Committee uses the same Shared Services Provider and Information Technology Services as Defra. Therefore the processes set out in the Defra Personal Information Charter (available here) apply to the Climate Change Committee.
Register of interests
| Register of interests – 24-25 | Register of interests 2023-24 | Register of interests 2022-23 | |
Gifts and hospitality register
Spend data
The CCC publishes details of all spending over £25,000 and spend with a value of more than £500 procured using an electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS).
Business appointments
This section provides information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the CCC. It covers former staff at senior levels who fall within the scope of the business appointment rules.
| Full name of applicant | Chris Stark |
| Title of former role | Chief Executive |
| CCC leaving date | April 2024 |
| New appointment | The Carbon Trust |
| New employment | May 2024 |
| CCC’s decision on application |
Approved: Mr Stark should inform the Chief Operating Officer if he wishes to undertake any new appointment within two years of his last day at the CCC, at which point a further approval may be required. Mr Stark must not draw on any privileged information which was available to him as part of his role at the CCC nor use contacts gained during his time as a public servant, to further his private interests or the interest of others. In this respect, privileged means any restricted, sensitive or unannounced information. For six-months following his last day of public service, Mr Stark must not lobby HM Government. The CCC will not accept tenders in which Mr Stark has been involved for a 12-month period following his last day of service. |
| Full name of applicant | Dr David Joffe |
| Title of former role | Deputy Director, Head of Net Zero |
| CCC leaving date | January 2024 |
| New appointment | The Royal Academy of Engineering |
| New employment | January 2024 |
| CCC’s decision on application |
Approved: Dr Joffe should inform the Chief Operating Officer if he wishes to undertake any new appointment within two years of his last day at the CCC, at which point a further approval may be required. Dr Joffe must not draw on any privileged information which was available to him as part of his role at the CCC nor use contacts gained during his time as a public servant, to further his private interests or the interest of others. In this respect, privileged means any restricted, sensitive or unannounced information. For six-months following his last day of public service, Dr Joffe must not lobby HM Government. The CCC will not accept tenders in which Dr Joffe has been involved for a 6 month period following his last day of service. |
