Agenda - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Venue:

Remote

Meeting date: 12 February 2026

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Owain Roberts

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddPAPA@senedd.wales


Remote

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Private pre-meeting (9.00 - 9.15)

 

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Public meeting (09.15 - 11.05)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.15)                                                                                                             

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2       Papers to note

(09.15 - 09.30)                                                                                                

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2.1   Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care to the Chair with an update on Care Home Commissioning

                                                                                                   (Pages 1 - 15)

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2.2   Letter from Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd to the Chair regarding the Committee's report on the Senedd Commission's Accounts for 2024-25

                                                                                                 (Pages 16 - 18)

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2.3   Letter from the Chair of the House of Commons PACAC to the Chair regarding implementation monitoring of public inquiry recommendations

                                                                                                 (Pages 19 - 21)

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2.4   Letter from Emma Williams, Interim Director General, Education, Culture and Welsh Language Group - Welsh Government to the Chair with follow-up information following the evidence session on 22 January 2026

                                                                                                 (Pages 22 - 23)

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2.5   Active Travel in Wales: Welsh Government response to Committee's report

                                                                                                 (Pages 24 - 31)

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Break (09.30 - 09.35)

 

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3       Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government

(09.35 - 11.05)                                                                         (Pages 32 - 67)

Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary – Welsh Government

Sioned Evans, Chief Operating Officer – Welsh Government

Andrew Slade, Director General, Economy, Energy and Transport – Welsh Government

Dean Medcraft, Director of Finance – Welsh Government

Dominic Houlihan, Director, People and Places – Welsh Government

 

Research brief

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ii, v, vii and ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

(11.05)                                                                                                             

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Private meeting (11.05 - 11.45)

 

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5       Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: consideration of evidence

(11.05 - 11.15)                                                                                                

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6       Governance arrangements at Velindre University NHS Trust and NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

(11.15 - 11.45)                                                                         (Pages 68 - 74)

Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee

Advice note

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