Agenda - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 4 Ty Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 18 October 2023

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6388

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales

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Registration (09.00-09.15)

 

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Private Pre-meeting (09.15-09.30)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.30)                                                                                          (Pages 1 - 3)

Minutes of the meeting held on 5 October.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Senedd Commission: Further information following the Senedd Commission budget session on 5 October - 10 October 2023

                                                                                                   (Pages 4 - 38)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the PCS Union: Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25 - 11 October 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 39 - 40)

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2.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury: UK Government Autumn Statement - 11 October 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 41 - 42)

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3       Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Evidence session

(09.30-10.30)                                                                         (Pages 43 - 229)

Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Chris Vinestock, Chief Operating Officer & Director of Improvement

Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser & Director of Investigations

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-17-23 P1 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23

FIN(6)-17-23 P2 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Estimate for the Financial Year 2024-25

Research Service Brief

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Break (10.30-10.45)

 

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Public

 

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4       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

(10.45-11.45)                                                                       (Pages 230 - 243)

Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, Welsh Government

Will Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform, Welsh Government

Emma Alexander, Head of Senedd Reform Delivery, Welsh Government

 

Supporting documents:

Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill, as introduced (PDF, 231KB)

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 1.9KB)

Research Service Brief

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

(11.45)                                                                                                             

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6       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(11.45-11.55)                                                                                                  

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7       Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) - Scrutiny of Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, and Estimate 2024-25: Consideration of evidence

(11.55-12.05)                                                                                                  

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8       Scrutiny of the Senedd Commission Draft Budget 2024-25: Consideration of draft report

(12.05-12.15)                                                                       (Pages 244 - 273)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-17-23 P3 – Draft report

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