Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 5 November 2015

Meeting time: 09.00
For further information contact:

Bethan Davies

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddFinance@Assembly.Wales


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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

(09.00)                                                                                                             

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2       Papers to note

(09.00)                                                                                          (Pages 1 - 6)

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Letter to Finance Committee from Mike Usher, Wales Audit Office

                                                                                                   (Pages 7 - 15)

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Letter to Chair of Finance Committee from Doug Stoneham, HMRC

                                                                                                 (Pages 16 - 18)

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Letter to Chair of Finance Committee from the Minister for Public Services

                                                                                                           (Page 19)

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3       Wales Audit Office: Evidence session 1

(09.00 - 10.00)                                                                                                

Isobel Garner, Chair of the Wales Audit Office

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales

Kevin Thomas, Director of Corporate Services

Steven O’Donoghue, Director of Finance

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Auditor General for Wales and Wales Audit Office Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15

                                                                                               (Pages 20 - 135)

Paper 1 - Auditor General for Wales and Wales Audit Office Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15

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Wales Audit Office estimate of income and expenses 2016-17

                                                                                             (Pages 136 - 186)

Paper 2 - Wales Audit Office estimate of income and expenses 2016-17

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Wales Audit Office Interim Report 2015-16

                                                                                             (Pages 187 - 224)

Paper 3 – Wales Audit Office Interim Report 2015-16

Paper 4 – Letter to Chair of Finance Committee from Auditor General for Wales

Research briefing

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

(10.00)                                                                                                             

Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

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5       Wales Audit Office: Consideration of evidence

(10.00 - 10.15)                                                                                                

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6       Draft Wales Bill

(10.15 - 10.35)                                                                     (Pages 225 - 231)

Draft Wales Bill

 

Paper 5 – Letter from Chair of Finance Committee to Minister for Finance and Government Business

Paper 6 – Letter to Chair of Finance Committee from the First Minister

Paper 7 – Further letter to Chair of Finance Committee from the First Minister

Paper 8 – Letter from Chair of Public Accounts Committee to Auditor General for Wales

Paper 9 – Letter from Auditor General for Wales to Chair of Public Accounts Committee

Legal briefing

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7       Fourth Assembly Business Committee Legacy: Consultation

(10.35 - 10.45)                                                                     (Pages 232 - 233)

Paper 10 – Draft letter

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8       Public Services Ombudsman: Estimate of income and expenses 2016-17: Consideration of draft report

(10.45 - 11.15)                                                                     (Pages 234 - 251)

Paper 11 – Draft report

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9       Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Bill: Key issues

(11.15 - 12.00)                                                                     (Pages 252 - 271)

Paper 12 – Key issues

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