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Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee members are John Allan, Ken Harvey, Stephen Pettit and George Rose. Each of these Non-executive Directors is regarded by the Board as independent and served throughout the year.
The Group Human Resources Director and Group Head of Compensation and Benefits provide advice on remuneration policies and practices and are usually invited to attend meetings, along with the Chairman and the Chief Executive.
No Director or other attendee is present during any discussion regarding his or her own remuneration.
The Remuneration Committee is responsible for developing Company policy regarding executive remuneration and for determining the remuneration of the Executive Directors and executives below Board level who report directly to the Chief Executive. It also monitors the remuneration of other senior employees of the Company and provides direction over the Company's share plans.
The Board has accepted all the recommendations made by the Remuneration Committee during the year.
The Remuneration Committee has authority to obtain the advice of outside independent remuneration consultants. It is solely responsible for their appointment, retention and termination; and for approval of their fees and other terms.
In the year to 31 March 2007, the following advisors provided services to the Remuneration Committee:
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent remuneration advisors. They also provide taxation and financial advice to the Company;
Alithos Limited, provision of Total Shareholder Return calculations for the Performance Share Plan and Executive Share Option Plan;
Linklaters, advice relating to Directors' service contracts as well as providing other legal advice to the Company; and
Mercer Human Resource Consulting Limited, advice relating to pension taxation legislation. They also provide general advice with respect to human resource issues across the Company.