Supplementary memorandum submitted by
FSB
PUB COMPANIES: FOLLOW-UP, 8 DECEMBER
2009
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) as
part of the newly-formed Independent Pub Confederation was delighted
to recently provide written evidence to the Committee ahead of
its oral evidence session on 8 December.
During the oral evidence session, which the
FSB attended, Mr Michael Clapham MP cited our written evidence
which concerned the exclusion of RICS from the Pubs Independent
Rent Review Scheme (PIRRS). It is on this matter that I would
like to clarify our position.
The FSB understands that RICS runs a dispute
resolution service body that appoints and regulates the arbitration
process for the rent review process in 99 per cent of cases,
appointing 11,000 arbitrators every year.
The FSB understands that when the PIRRS scheme
was created, RICS were keen to be involved and offered their support
in the scheme's development. However their offer of assistance
was rejected. The FSB notes that there is no representative from
RICS on the PIRRS Board of Directors, but acknowledges that a
significant number of the arbitration experts appointed by PIRRS
are also RICS members. The FSB also notes that David Rusholme,
who represented RICS at the evidence session was not asked about
the PIRRS scheme by the Committee.
7 January 2010
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