Finance Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.00 - 11.40

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/2649

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Jocelyn Davies AM (Chair)

Peter Black AM

Christine Chapman AM

Mike Hedges AM

Alun Ffred Jones AM

Ann Jones AM

Julie Morgan AM

Nick Ramsay AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Nick Bennett

Katrin Shaw, Public Service Ombudsman for Wales Office

Susan Hudson, Policy and Communication Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk)

Tanwen Summers (Deputy Clerk)

Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

Richard Bettley (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 

1.2     There were no apologies.

 

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2    Papers to note

2.1     The papers were noted.

 

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3    Consideration of powers: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence Session 1

3.1     The Committee took evidence from the Ombudsman on its inquiry.

 

3.2     The Ombudsman agreed to provide the following:

·         Follow up examples of where own-initiative powers have been used well in other countries.

·         To outline what the precise relationship is between the complaints authority and the rest of the Scottish Ombudsman’s office.

 

 

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4    Motion under standing order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

 

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5    Consideration of powers: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - Discussion of evidence

5.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

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6    Best Practice Budget Process: Key Issues

6.1     The Committee considered the key issues of the Best Practice Budget Process report.

 

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7    Report on the Wales Audit Office Fleet Car and Travel and Subsistence: Consideration of Draft Report

7.1     Members agreed the draft report subject to the inclusion of some additional information.

 

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8    Initial Consideration of Qualifications (Wales) Bill

8.1     The Committee considered the financial implications of the Qualifications (Wales) Bill.

 

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9    Initial consideration of Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill

9.1     The Committee considered the financial implications of the Safe Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill.

 

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10        Consideration of Planning (Wales) Bill Letter

10.1   The Committee considered the letter.

 

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