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Public Accounts Committee |
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Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Tuesday, 17 June 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.00 - 10.55 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Darren Millar AM (Chair) William Graham AM Mike Hedges AM Alun Ffred Jones AM Julie Morgan AM Jenny Rathbone AM Aled Roberts AM Sandy Mewies AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Debra Carter, Head of Local Government Finance and Public Service Performance Division Reg Kilpatrick, Director, Welsh Government June Milligan, Welsh Government Alan Morris, Wales Audit Office Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office |
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Committee Staff: |
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Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.
2 Meeting the Financial Challenges Facing Local Government in Wales
2.1 The Committee took evidence from June Milligan, Director General, Local Government and Communities, Welsh Government,
Reg Kilpatrick, Director, Local Government, Welsh Government and
Debra Carter,Deputy Director, Local Government Finance and Performance, Welsh Government on Meeting the Financial Challenges Facing Local Government in Wales.
2.1 June Milligan agreed to write to the Chair on a number of issues raised in the session.
2.3 During the private part of the meeting, Members considered the evidence received.
3 Scrutiny in Local Government
3.1 Members noted the report and agreed that it would assist with the inquiry being undertaken on financial challenges facing local government in Wales and that they would not undertake a separate inquiry on this issue.
4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
4.1 The motion was agreed.
5 Ways of Working: Assessment of ways of working
5.1 Due to time constraints this item was not reached. The Chair asked Members to send any comnents to the Clerk.
6 Forward work programme: Autumn 2014
6.1 Due to time constraints this item was not reached. The Chair asked Members to send any comnents to the Clerk.