Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 29 January 2018

Meeting time: 14.03 - 16.59
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4505

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Vikki Howells AM Rhianon Passmore AM Lee Waters AM
Witnesses:	Irfan Alam, Cardiff City Council Kate Devonport, Conwy County Borough Council Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Sally Jenkins, All Wales Heads of Children’s Services Rachel Thomas, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Gareth Jenkins, Caerphilly County Borough Council
Wales Audit Office:	Anthony Barrett – Assistant Auditor General for Wales
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Neil Hamilton AM and Adam Price AM. There were no substitutes.

1.3 The Chair welcomed the visitors from the Bermuda Public Accounts Committee who were observing the session.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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3 Care experienced children and young people: Evidence Session 1

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales and Rachel Thomas, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Office for the Children’s Commissioner for Wales as part of their inquiry into care experienced children and young people.

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4 Care experienced children and young people: Evidence Session 2

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Irfan Alam, Assistant Director Children’s Services, Cardiff City Council; Kate Devonport, Head of Children, Family & Safeguarding Services, Conwy County Borough Council; Sally Jenkins, Head of Children and Family Services, Newport City Council and Gareth Jenkins, Assistant Director for Children’s Services, Caerphilly County Borough Council as part of their inquiry into care experienced children and young people.

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

5.1 The motion was agreed.

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6 Care experienced children and young people: Consideration of evidence received

6.1 The evidence was considered.

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