Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue: Hybrid - Committee

room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference

via Zoom

Meeting date: 9 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6388

SeneddFinance@senedd.wales


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At its meeting on 2 July, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting.

 

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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       Appointment of the Auditor General for Wales: Approach to recruitment

(09.30 - 10.00)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 28)

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2       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Approach to scrutiny

(10.00 - 10.15)                                                                         (Pages 29 - 40)

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3       Consideration of Forward Work Programme

(10.15 - 10.25)                                                                         (Pages 41 - 57)

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4       Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Engagement summary report

(10.25 - 10.30)                                                                       (Pages 58 - 126)

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Public

 

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5       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(10.30)                                                                                                             

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6       Paper(s) to note

(10.30)                                                                                                             

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6.1   PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Draft Budget 2026-27 timetable - 1 July 2025

                                                                                             (Pages 127 - 128)

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6.2   PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Administration of devolved taxes in Wales - 1 July 2025

                                                                                             (Pages 129 - 130)

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6.3   PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry meeting - 1 July 2025

                                                                                                         (Page 131)

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7       Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Evidence session 6

(10.30 - 12.00)                                                                     (Pages 132 - 190)

Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser and Director of Investigations

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

(12.00)                                                                                                             

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9       Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Consideration of evidence

(12.00 - 12.10)                                                                                                

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10    Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Consideration of key issues

(12.10 - 12.30)                                                                                                

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