Contractor secondment arrangement: Clarity on the timeline and arrangements for the secondment (in response to Stuart McMillan’s question, columns 37 and 38). • February 2022: o David Tydeman starts employment as FMPG CEO and becomes Accountable Officer (AO) for Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) spending & governance. • March 2022 – Secondment Agreement (Part 1) o Sub-contractor appointed as FMPG Programme Director (on e secondment from CMAL), reporting directly to the CEO, for th initial duration of 16 March 2022 to 31 December 2022 o Employment secondment signed by CMAL, FMPG and seconded employee (7 March 2022) – Rate agreed is £3,000 per month (£36,000 per annum) on top of CMAL salary o Agreement states that CMAL will bill FMPG to recover the costs of the Sub-contractor’s compensation package at agreed daily rate equivalent to CMAL salary (Start date 16 March 2022) o Seconded hours for Sub-contractor are 4 days a week (Mon- Thurs) at 7 hours a day working for FMPG (billed from CMAL to FMPG) and Fridays working for CMAL as normal o FMPG state in engagement letter that they will openly look to hire a replacement on a permanent basis from January 2023 • June 2022 – Secondment Agreement (Part 2) o FMPG CEO and Sub-contractor agree a change to Terms & Conditions of FMPG employment – Rate agreed is now £4,500 per month (£54,000 per annum) on top of CMAL salary o Sub-contractor new job title of FMPG Shipbuilding Director, working on MV Glen Sannox delivery, reporting directly to FMPG CEO o Secondment Agreement stays the same with CMAL continuing to bill FMPG for the cost of employment o Sub-contractor signs a new contract variation letter (10 June 2022) • November 2022 o Sub-contractor has concerns over the number of hours worked versus the FMPG top-up money earned and starts discussions with the FMPG CEO regarding a further pay increase • December 2022 o Sub-contractor sets up own consultancy “ACC Marine Consulting Limited” – 21 December 2022 o FMPG CEO emails FMPG HR Director instructing her to remove Sub-contractor is removed from being an FMPG employee (Payroll for £54,000 per annum top-up) effective 21 December 2022 o No contract was signed between FMPG and ACC Marine Consulting Limited.