Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 3, Senedd and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 7 November 2024

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6388

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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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 - 15)

Minutes of the meetings held on 25 September, 3 October, 10 October and 16 October.

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2.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the National Statistician: Wales-specific Quarterly Growth Data - 21 October 2024

                                                                                                           (Page 16)

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2.2   PTN 2 - Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee's report recommendations - 25 October 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 17 - 28)

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2.3   PTN 3 - Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report recommendations - 25 October 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 29 - 39)

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2.4   PTN 4 - Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Action Plan in relation to the Independent Review of investigations into Code of Conduct complaints - 29 October 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 40 - 48)

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3       Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session

(09.30-10.30)                                                                         (Pages 49 - 154)

Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales, Audit Wales

Dr Ian Rees, Chair of the Wales Audit Office, Audit Wales

Kevin Thomas, Executive Director of Corporate Services, Audit Wales

Ann-Marie Harkin, Executive Director of Audit Services, Audit Wales

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-23-24 P1- Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2026

FIN(6)-23-24 P2 – Supporting information for the Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2026

FIN(6)-23-24 P3 – Interim Report – An assessment of progress made against our 2024-25 Annual Plan during the period 1 April to 30 September 2024

Research Service Brief

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the meetings on 20 November and 27 November

(10.30)                                                                                                             

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5       Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Consideration of evidence

(10.30-10.45)                                                                                                  

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6       Financial Transactions Capital: Consideration of draft report

(10.45-11.00)                                                                       (Pages 155 - 191)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-23-24 P4 – Draft report

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7       The Land Transaction Tax (Relief for Special Tax Sites) (Wales) Regulations 2024

(11.00-11.15)                                                                       (Pages 192 - 194)

Supporting documents:

The Land Transaction Tax (Relief for Special Tax Sites) (Wales) Regulations 2024

FIN(6)-23-24 P5 – Finance Committee Briefing Note

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8       Consideration of Forward Work Programme

(11.15-11.45)                                                                       (Pages 195 - 204)

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-23-24 P6 – Forward Work Programme (To be included in a supplementary pack)

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