Public Accounts Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 7 October 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.00 - 11.00

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/2460

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Michael Kay (Clerk)

Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

Amanda Hughes (Wales Audit Office)

Derwyn Owen (Wales Audit Office)

Huw Vaughan Thomas (Auditor General for Wales)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.

1.2        There were no apologies.

 

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2   Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

 

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2.1 Governance Arrangements at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services (17 September 2014)

 

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2.2 National Fraud Initiative 2012-13: Committee Correspondence

 

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2.3 Assembly Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14: Letter from the Chief Executive and Clerk to the Assembly (26 September 2014)

 

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3   Scrutiny of Commissioners’ Accounts 2013-14: Older People's Commissioner for Wales

3.1 The Committee scrutinised the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Accounts for 2013-14 questioning Sarah Rochira, Older People's Commissioner for Wales and Alison Phillips, Director of Finance.

 

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4   Scrutiny of Commissioners’ Accounts 2013-14: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

4.1 The Committee scrutinised the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Accounts for 2013-14 questioning Nick Bennett, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Chris Vinestock, Director and Chief Officer, Dave Meadon, Finance Officer, and Susan Hudson, Policy & Communications Manager.

4.2 The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales agreed to send a note clarifying the provisions for pension arrangements and explaining the basis for historic pension deficits.

 

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5   Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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6   Scrutiny of Commissioners’ Accounts 2013-14: Consideration of evidence received

6.1 Members discussed the evidence received.

 

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7   Senior Management Pay: Consideration of draft report

7.1 Due to time constraints, Members were unable to consider the draft report. The Chair advised that the Clerks will seek their comments by email.

 

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