Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 5 November 2015

Meeting time: 09.00 - 11.31
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3330

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Jocelyn Davies AM (Chair) Peter Black AM Christine Chapman AM Mike Hedges AM Alun Ffred Jones AM Julie Morgan AM Nick Ramsay AM
Witnesses:	Isobel Garner, Wales Audit Office Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office Kevin Thomas, Wales Audit Office Steve O'Donoghue, Wales Audit Office
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Tanwen Summers (Deputy Clerk) Georgina Owen (Deputy Clerk) Martin Jennings (Researcher) Richard Bettley (Researcher) Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser) Lakshmi Narain - Technical Adviser

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

 1.2 Apologies were received from Ann Jones AM.

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2 Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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3 Wales Audit Office: Evidence session 1

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Isobel Garner, Chair of the Wales Audit Office, Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Kevin Thomas, Director of Corporate Services and Steven O’Donoghue, Director of Finance, Wales Audit Office.

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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.

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5 Wales Audit Office: Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 Draft Wales Bill

6.1 The Committee agreed to write to the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee.

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7 Fourth Assembly Business Committee Legacy: Consultation

7.1 The Committee agreed the draft letter.

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

8.1 The Committee agreed the draft report.

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

9.1 The Committee noted the key issues.

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