Concise Minutes - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 5 Ty Hywel and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 2 October 2024

Meeting time: 09.18 - 12.28
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14145

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Mark Isherwood MS (Chair) Natasha Asghar MS Mike Hedges MS Rhianon Passmore MS Luke Fletcher MS
Witnesses:	Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk, Senedd Commission Hefin David MS, Commissioner Leanne Baker, Acting Chief People Officer Simon Hart, Interim Head of Financial Services Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources, Senedd Commission
Committee Staff:	Fay Bowen (Clerk) Owain Davies (Second Clerk) Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk) Manon Jones (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcome Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Adam Price MS, Luke Fletcher MS attended in his place.

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2 Evidence Session - Cabinet Manuals and The Ministerial Code

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary – Welsh Government.

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3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 of today's meeting and for the remainder of the meeting after item 6

3.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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4 Consideration of Evidence - Cabinet manuals and The Ministerial Code

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the Permanent Secretary and David Richards.

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5 Evidence Session - Senedd Commission Public Appointments

5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Chief Executive and Clerk to the Senedd and senior Commission officials.

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6 Evidence Session - Scrutiny of Senedd Commission Accounts 2023-24

6.1 The Committee received evidence from the Chief Executive and Clerk to the Senedd and senior Commission officials.

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