Concise Minutes - Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Friday, 26 February 2016

Meeting time: 11.15 - 13.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3564

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	David Melding AM (Chair) William Graham AM (In place of Paul Davies AM) Jeff Cuthbert AM (In place of Ann Jones AM) Eluned Parrott AM
Witnesses:	Carwyn Jones AM, The First Minister Owen Evans, Welsh Government James Price, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Steve George (Clerk) Kath Thomas (Deputy Clerk) Graham Winter (Researcher) Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, Apologies and Substitutions

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Apologies were received from Paul Davies, Jocelyn Davies and Ann Jones.

Williams Graham substituted for Paul Davies and Jeff Cuthbert substituted for Ann Jones in accordance with Standing Order 17.48.

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2 Ministerial Scrutiny Session - Review of Topics Scrutinised in Previous Meetings

The Committee scrutinised the First Minister on topics discussed in previous meetings during the 4^th Assembly.

The First Minister agreed to write to the Committee with further information:

· comparing the proportion of applicants for public appointments from under-represented groups with the proportion of actual appointments from these groups;

· regarding the effectiveness of the methods used to encourage applications from within those groups.

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3 Papers to Note

The papers were noted.

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

The Committee agreed the Motion under Standing Order 17.42 and resolved to exclude the public from the meeting for Agenda Item 5.

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5 Discussion of Evidence from Preceding Session

The Committee discussed the evidence received during the earlier scrutiny session and agreed to write to the First Minister, setting out a number of observations and recommendations.

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