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Item List : "Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance"

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27. Memo to Sir Adrian setting out criteria for distribution of draft report, dated 25 November 1992, and sample letter to company and extracts for Stock Exchange Daily Official List.

The memo mentions *draft* report but date suggests distribution of final report. It should go to all listed companies, investment trusts and USM listed companies. Also included is a half page of Sir Adrian's handwritten notes concentrating on aspects of the role and responsibilities of boards.

28. Handover notes (mostly handwritten), December 1992, from Nigel Peace to Gina Cole.

The notes cover the 'live' administrative issues. Note about contract with Gee for publishing the final report.

29. Correspondence , December 1992, praising the work of the Committee and its final report.

Includes congratulatory letters from: Accounting Standards Board, CBI and press release, press release from Institute of Directors, press release from CBI (Confederation of British Industry) and Coats Viyella. Also includes acknowledgement from Department of Trade and Industy about staff.

31. Press conference on 1 December 1992, draft opening statement by Sir Adrian Cadbury, includes launch of Committee's draft report and handwritten notes by Sir Adrian Cadbury.

The main item is the press conference for the final report but is usefully set beside the notes for the launch of the draft report.

32. Press conference Tuesday 1 December 1992, briefing notes.

Notes to enable consistent answers to be given to questions from the press.

33. Letter, dated 3 December [1992], from Viscount Watkinson.

Sent after the launch of the final report.

35. Meeting of the Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance, 3 March 1993, CFACG(93)1st Meeting.

Consists of the agenda and supporting papers on monitoring the Committee's recommendations and the Code of Best Practice. Guidance to companies on interpretation of the report and code of best practice. The file also includes the agenda and supporting papers for sub-committee meeting held on 31 March 1993 and supporting papers, Terms of Reference, factors to consider when monitoring compliance, summaries of organisations known to have the capability to monitor compliance with the code and extracts from their work.

36. Meeting of the Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance, 3 June 1993. CFACG(93)2nd Meeting.

Includes the agenda for the meeting and supporting papers on directors' pension contributions, non-executive directors contracts, going concern and financial reporting and the Stock Exchange implementation of the Cadbury Code. Also included is note of the key points arising from a meeting between Martin Scicluna, Martyn Jones and Sir Adrian Cadbury on 22 April 1993.

37. Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance, 9 September 1993 agenda and supporting papers.CFACG(93)3rd meeting

The file also includes a copy of CAD-01327. It seems the documents for the 9 September meeting were sent out with copies of Coopers & Lybrarnd report (CAD-01327), the Auditing Practices Board drafts 'Disclosure relating to corporate governance & interim financial, the Working Party on Internal Control document on guidance for directors information and accompanying letter.

38. Minutes of Committee meeting held on 9 September 1993.

Matters reported include extending the application of the Code to large private companies, and possible extension to smaller companies, progress of monitoring sub-committee and their work, rolling contracts, terminology for directors.

40. Briefing for Sir Adrian Cadbury - informal press briefings, Thursday 17 February 1994.

The document covers the number of copies distributed, other UK organisations and jurisdictions interested in the report, progress on monitoring the Code's implementation, going concern and internal controls.

41. Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance, press briefing, Thursday 17 February 1994.

Contains list of attendees, Committee membership, (missing a letter regarding the role of the Committee) press cuttings, extracts from ICAS Working Party recommendations on internal control and examples of corporate governance statements.

42. Minutes of the Committee meeting held on Wednesday 23 February 1994 and covering memo.

The minutes deal with APB exposure drafts, guidance on going concerns and internal controls, compliance and controlling shareholders. The accompanying note list items also enclosed (but missing from the collection).

43. Sir Adrian Cadbury, Committee meeting 19 May 1994.

The file includes the text of Sir Owen Green's Pall Mall Lecture, statistics from the ABI on compliance, agenda and papers on independent boards, monitoring compliance and various papers on internal control.

44. Minutes of the [Committee] meeting on 10 May 1995.

Accompanying note says no further Committee meetings will be held. Minutes indicate new Committee with 12 members and a Chairman. The Committee also considered proposed changes to Stock Exchange Listing Rules and compliance with the Code.

45. Sir Adrian Cadbury, Committee Meeting 14 September 1994, Winning for Britain - Labour's strategy for industrial success CFACG(94)3.

Contains a summary of key points of the Labour Party to tackle short-termism and lack of competitiveness. Also includes the extract: Designing new corporate structures.

46. Minutes of the [Committee] meeting held on Wednesday 14 September 1994.

Minuted items: internal control (ref Paul Rutteman), going concern, Labour Party document (See CAD-02281) and monitoring compliance with the Code.

47. Letter to Sydney Treadgold from Gina Cole about successor body, 18 October 1994, including paper on research and issues for a successor body.

Includes full details of membership and sponsorship to date, in addition to listing issues for the successor body and the work of the sub-committee monitoring compliance.

48. Correspondence with John Holland, November 1994, about financial institutions and their role in corporate governance.

Includes full text of paper, Self regulation and the financial aspects of corporate governance.

49. Correspondence between Sir Sydney Lipworth and Sir Adrian Cadbury, November 1994 concerning successor body and including paper on successor body.

Sir Adrian states wishes to retire as Chairman and discusses membership, sponsorship and possible issues for the successor body. Includes FRC(94)49.

50. Fax to Sir Adrian Cadbury from Gina [Cole], 3 November 1994.

Preliminary to the meeting of the Financial Reporting Council which will discuss a successor body to the CFACG.

The Cadbury Archive at Cambridge Judge Business School consists of papers compiled and preserved by Sir Adrian Cadbury from his time as Chairman of the Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance.

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