Finance Committee

Meeting Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd
Meeting date: Thursday, 6 November 2014
Meeting time: 09.00
For further information please contact:
Bethan Davies Committee Clerk 029 2089 8120 FinanceCommittee@wales.gov.uk

Agenda

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The Committee agreed at its meeting on 3 November that Item 1 will be held in private

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1 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2015-16: Consideration of draft report (09:00 - 10:00)

FIN(4)-20-14 Paper 1

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Public Meeting

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2 Introductions, apologies and substitutions (10:00)

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3 Papers to note (10.00 - 10.05) (Pages 1 - 2)

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4 Wales Audit Office: Scrutiny of Auditor General for Wales' Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 (10.05 - 10.30) (Pages 3 - 118)

FIN (4)-21-14 Paper 2

Research brief

Isobel Garner, Chair, Wales Audit Office Board

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales

Steven O’Donoghue, Director of Finance, Wales Audit Office

Kevin Thomas, Director of Corporate Services, Wales Audit Office

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5 Wales Audit Office: Estimate of income and expenses 2015-16 (10.30 - 11.00) (Pages 119 - 160)

FIN(4)-21-14 Paper 3

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6 Wales Audit Office: External Audit Report on the Accounts 2013-14 (11.00 - 11.05) (Pages 161 - 190)

FIN (4)-21-14 Paper 4

FIN (4)-21-14 Paper 5

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7 Wales Audit Office: Interim Report 2014-15 (11.05 - 11.15) (Pages 191 - 216)

FIN(4)-21-14 Paper 6

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8 Public Service Ombudsman for Wales: Scrutiny of estimate for 2015-16 (11:15 - 12:15) (Pages 217 - 234)

FIN(4)-21-14 Paper 7

Research brief

Nick Bennett - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Dave Meadon – Financial Accountant, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Susan Hudson – Policy and Communications Manager, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

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

Items 7 and 8 and the meetings of 10 November 2014 (if required) and 12 November 2014

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10Wales Audit Office: Consideration of evidence received (12:15 - 12:45)

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11Public Service Ombudsman for Wales: Consideration of evidence received (12:45 - 13:15)

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