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The president, with the approval of the Chairs' Committee (under its delegated powers), appoints the director-general, who is responsible for the management of the CBI. [3] It has offices based in every region of the UK, including teams in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, along with offices in Washington D.C, New Delhi, Beijing and ...
The Secret Service Bureau was founded in 1909 as a joint initiative of the Admiralty and the War Office to control secret intelligence operations in the UK and overseas, particularly concentrating on the activities of the Imperial German government. The Bureau was split into naval and army sections which, over time, specialised in foreign ...
Currently he is chair at Trainline PLC and lead non-executive director on the board of the UK’s Ministry of Defence, a UK Government appointment. He is also a senior adviser with Scottish Equity Partners. He has recently stepped down as president of the CBI, having led the organisation through the greatest crisis in its history.
The CBI survey found a 24 percentage-point gap between companies that gave negative responses on expected output and those which gave positive responses – a worse position than in November 2024 ...
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (England and Wales) investigates complaints against police officers and staff of the police forces in England and Wales, [14] and staff of HM Revenue and Customs, the National Crime Agency in England and Wales, the Border Force and officers from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority. [15]
Digby Marritt Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham, (born 28 October 1955) is a British businessman and politician who served as Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) from 2000 to 2006, and Minister of State for Trade from 2007 to 2008. He sat in the House of Lords as a non-aligned active crossbencher until 2020
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said output fell by 0.1 per cent in October ... The UK economy shrunk again in October, ... (CBI) said UK firms “remain hopeful that things will improve ...
In 1919, the name was changed to the Association of British Chambers of Commerce. Post-World War 2, the organisation lobbied for the UK to join the European trade area. [3] In 2016, the director-general of the organisation, John Longworth quit due his support of Brexit, when 60% of BCC members supported EU membership. [4]