Joint Negotiating and Consultative Committee

Composition and membership

2024/25

Position	Member
Chair - A lay member of Council shall be appointed as the non-voting Chair. In his/her absence and subject to the agreement of both sides, a member of the JNCC will Chair the meeting	Surinder Sharma
The University's representatives shall be:
Provost	Rachel Thomson
Chief Operating Officer	Richard Taylor
Director of HR	Matthew Hammonds
Deputy COO	Ffyona Baker
A Dean of School	Tony Edwards
A Head of a Support Service Department	Gagan Kapoor
A nominated deputy may attend in the absence of one of the management side representatives	Nominated as required
There shall be three representatives from each of the three trade unions and they shall be:
UCU	David Wilson Anthony Kevins Denise Coles
UNISON	Irvin Hendrickson Chris Felton Hannah Mee
UNITE	Mark Hyde Alex Smith Jan Short
Each union shall provide a named substitute to be available by prior arrangement, if required. In acknowledgment of the importance of ensuring that any substitute is fully briefed on the history, background and present status of any issues to be discussed, the substitutes shall receive all the agenda papers and minutes for information.
Secretary - A member of the HR department shall provide secretarial services to the Committee. The secretary shall convene the meetings and produce accurate and timely agendas and minutes. The unions shall, between them, elect a joint secretary who will act as the conduit for bringing forward union agenda items and who will liaise with the JNCC secretary in advance of the preparation of the agenda.	Katie Inglis
Guests - The Committee shall be empowered to invite to attend its meetings from time to time such persons as it considers would assist in the execution of its functions. With the consent of the Chair and of all sides of the Committee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, advisers who are not members may attend and participate in meetings.

2023/24

Position	Member
Chair - A lay member of Council shall be appointed as the non-voting Chair. In his/her absence and subject to the agreement of both sides, a member of the JNCC will Chair the meeting	John Sinnott
The University's representatives shall be:
Provost (ex Officio)	Chris Linton
Chief Operating Officer (ex-officio)	Richard Taylor
Director of HR (ex-officio)	Anne Lamb
Associate COO and Director of OD (ex-officio)	Ffyona Baker
A Dean of School	Tony Edwards
A Head of a Support Service Department	Gagan Kapoor
A nominated deputy may attend in the absence of one of the management side representatives	Nominated as required
There shall be three representatives from each of the three trade unions and they shall be:
UCU	Mary Brewer Marie Hanlon David Wilson
UNISON	Irvin Hendrickson Jan Short Chris Felton
UNITE	Mark Hyde Alex Smith Graham Moody (sub)
Secretary	Katie Inglis
Guests
The Committee shall be empowered to invite to attend its meetings from time to time such persons as it considers would assist in the execution of its functions. With the consent of the Chair and of all sides of the Committee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, advisers who are not members may attend and participate in meetings.
Each union shall provide a named substitute to be available by prior arrangement, if required. In acknowledgment of the importance of ensuring that any substitute is fully briefed on the history, background and present status of any issues to be discussed, the substitutes shall receive all the agenda papers and minutes for information.

2022/23

Position	Member
Chair - A lay member of Council shall be appointed as the non-voting Chair. In his/her absence and subject to the agreement of both sides, a member of the JNCC will Chair the meeting	John Sinnott
The University's representatives shall be:
Provost (ex Officio)	Chris Linton
Chief Operating Officer (ex-officio)	Richard Taylor
Director of HR (ex-officio)	Anne Lamb
Associate COO and Director of OD (ex-officio)	Ffyona Baker
A Dean of School	Tony Edwards
A Head of a Support Service Department	Jo Simpson
A nominated deputy may attend in the absence of one of the management side representatives	Nominated as required
There shall be three representatives from each of the three trade unions and they shall be:
UCU	Mary Brewer Marie Hanlon David Wilson
UNISON	Irvin Hendrickson Jan Short Chris Felton
UNITE	Mark Hyde Alex Smith Graham Moody (sub)
Secretary	Paul Cox-Stone
Guests
The Committee shall be empowered to invite to attend its meetings from time to time such persons as it considers would assist in the execution of its functions. With the consent of the Chair and of all sides of the Committee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, advisers who are not members may attend and participate in meetings.
Each union shall provide a named substitute to be available by prior arrangement, if required. In acknowledgment of the importance of ensuring that any substitute is fully briefed on the history, background and present status of any issues to be discussed, the substitutes shall receive all the agenda papers and minutes for information.

2021/22

Position	Member
Chair - A lay member of Council shall be appointed as the non-voting Chair. In his/her absence and subject to the agreement of both sides, a member of the JNCC will Chair the meeting	John Sinnott
The University's representatives shall be:
Provost (ex Officio)	Chris Linton
Chief Operating Officer (ex-officio)	Richard Taylor
Director of People, OD & EDI (ex-officio)	Adèle MacKinlay/Anne Lamb
A Dean of School	Tony Edwards
A Head of a Support Service Department	Jo Simpson
A nominated deputy may attend in the absence of one of the management side representatives	Nominated as required
There shall be three representatives from each of the three trade unions and they shall be:
UCU	Mary Brewer Marc Gibson Sue Hignett
UNISON	Irvin Hendrickson Jan Short
UNITE	Mark Hyde Alex Smith Graham Moody (sub)
Secretary	Paul Cox-Stone
Guests
The Committee shall be empowered to invite to attend its meetings from time to time such persons as it considers would assist in the execution of its functions. With the consent of the Chair and of all sides of the Committee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, advisers who are not members may attend and participate in meetings.
Each union shall provide a named substitute to be available by prior arrangement, if required. In acknowledgment of the importance of ensuring that any substitute is fully briefed on the history, background and present status of any issues to be discussed, the substitutes shall receive all the agenda papers and minutes for information.

2020/21

Position	Member
Chair - A lay member of Council shall be appointed as the non-voting Chair. In his/her absence and subject to the agreement of both sides, a member of the JNCC will Chair the meeting	John Sinnott
The University's representatives shall be:
Provost (ex Officio)	Chris Linton
Chief Operating Officer (ex-officio)	Richard Taylor
Director of Human Resources (ex-officio)	Adèle MacKinlay
A Dean of School	Tony Edwards
A Head of a Support Service Department	Jo Simpson
A nominated deputy may attend in the absence of one of the management side representatives	Nominated as required
There shall be three representatives from each of the three trade unions and they shall be:
UCU	Mary Brewer Marc Gibson Sue Hignett
UNISON	Lyn Hough Irvin Hendrickson Jan Short
UNITE	Mark Hyde Alex Smith Graham Moody (sub)
Secretary	Paul Cox-Stone
Guests
The Committee shall be empowered to invite to attend its meetings from time to time such persons as it considers would assist in the execution of its functions. With the consent of the Chair and of all sides of the Committee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, advisers who are not members may attend and participate in meetings.
Each union shall provide a named substitute to be available by prior arrangement, if required. In acknowledgment of the importance of ensuring that any substitute is fully briefed on the history, background and present status of any issues to be discussed, the substitutes shall receive all the agenda papers and minutes for information.