Concise Minutes - Llywydd's Committee

Meeting Venue:

 Video-conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 22 January 2024

Meeting time: 11.52 - 12.39
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13842

Remote

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	David Rees MS (Chair) Janet Finch-Saunders MS Llyr Gruffydd MS Peredur Owen Griffiths MS Joyce Watson MS
Witnesses:	David Moran, Director, Finance and Corporate Services, Electoral Commission Dame Elan Closs Stephens CBE, Electoral Commission Rhydian Thomas, Electoral Commission Rob Vincent, Electoral Commission
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Clerk) Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk) Christian Tipples (Researcher) Matthew Richards (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1    The Chair welcomes Members to the meeting.

1.2    No apologies were received and there were no declarations of interest.

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2 Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission supplementary estimate 2023/24

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Electoral Commission to the meeting and thanked them for submitting their supplementary estimate for the financial year 2023-24.

2.2 The Committee scrutinised the Electoral Commission on their supplementary estimate for 2023-24.

2.3 The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution on the estimate as part of the consultation required under paragraph 16A(8)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

2.4 The Committee noted the letter from the Electoral Commission.

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3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

3.1 The motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting under Standing Order 17.42(vi) was agreed.

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4 Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission supplementary estimate 2023/24: Consideration of evidence

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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5 Paper to note

5.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Electoral Commission.

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