Concise Minutes - Llywydd's Committee

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Meeting date: Thursday, 6 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.33 - 11.21
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15696

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

David Rees MS (Chair)

Heledd Fychan MS (In place of Llyr Gruffydd MS)

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Hannah Blythyn MS (In place of Joyce Watson MS)

Witnesses:

Dame Elan Closs Stephens CBE, Electoral Commission

Vijay Rangarajan, Electoral Commission

Rhydian Thomas, Electoral Commission

Niki Nixon, Electoral Commission

Chris Pleass, Electoral Commission

Committee Staff:

Meriel Singleton (Clerk)

Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1  The Chair welcomes Members to the meeting. Llyr Gryffudd MS, Joyce Watson MS and Janet Finch-Saunders MS sent their apologies. Heledd Fychan MS substituted for Llyr Gruffydd and Hannah Blythyn MS substituted for Joyce Watson MS.

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2       Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission financial estimates 2026/27

2.1  The Chair welcomed the Electoral Commission to the meeting and thanked them for submitting their financial estimate for the financial year 2026/27.

 

2.2 The committee scrutinised the Electoral Commission on their financial estimate for 2026/27.

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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 financial estimates 2026/27: Consideration of evidence

4.1  The Committee considered the evidence received.

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5       Paper to note

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5.1   Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee

5.1  The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee.

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