Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 21 November 2016

Meeting time: 14.00 - 16.20

Private

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Neil Hamilton AM Mike Hedges AM Neil McEvoy AM Rhianon Passmore AM Lee Waters AM
Wales Audit Office:	Huw Vaughan Thomas Alan Morris Matthew Mortlock
Committee Staff:	Fay Buckle (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Kate Faragher – Bespoke Skills

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members of the Committee.

1.2 There were no apologies.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The minutes were agreed.

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3 Inquiry into regulatory oversight of Housing Associations

3.1 Members noted that the written consultation opened today and closes on 5 January 2017.

3.2 Members noted the stakeholder event being held on 5 December with housing association tenants.

3.3 Members raised a number of points to be included in the questioning for the evidence sessions.

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4 Regional Education Consortia: Auditor General for Wales Memorandum

4.1 The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor General for Wales on his recently published Memorandum on Regional Education Consortia.

4.2 Members agreed to undertake an inquiry in this issue in spring 2017.

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5 Scrutiny of Accounts: Consideration and agreement of the draft report

5.1 The Auditor General for Wales advised that he wished to comment on the report in writing and as such the item was deferred for a future meeting.

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6 Review of the Committees ways of working

6.1 The Chair welcomed Kate Faragher from Bespokeskills to Committee.

6.2 Kate Faragher gave Members feedback on their role as PAC Members and the way the Committee is working following her earlier session held as part of the Committee’s induction programme in September 2016.

6.3 Members requested a further session on their performance in summer 2017.

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