Agenda - Finance Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: 15 March 2018

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

Bethan Davies

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6372

SeneddFinance@assembly.wales


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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.30)                                                                                          (Pages 1 - 5)

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2.1   PTN1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to the Chair - Horizon 2020 in Wales Annual Report 2017 - 7 March 2018

                                                                                                     (Pages 6 - 7)

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2.2   PTN2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to the Chair - Capital Investment Bonds - 8 March 2018

                                                                                                     (Pages 8 - 9)

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2.3   PTN3 - Letter from the Assembly Commission to the Chair - Scrutiny of the Assembly Commission Draft Budget 2018-19 - 9 March 2018

                                                                                                 (Pages 10 - 51)

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3       Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Evidence session (Wales Audit Office)

(09.30-10.30)                                                                         (Pages 52 - 106)

Alison Gerrard, Board Member, Wales Audit Office

Anthony Barrett, Assistant Auditor General

Martin Peters, Head of Law and Ethics, Wales Audit Office

Nicola Evans, Head of Finance, Wales Audit Office

 

Paper 1 – Wales Audit Office: The complex public audit fee regime in Wales – a case for change

Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 5 and items 8-11

(10.30)                                                                                                             

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5       Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Consideration of evidence

(10.30-10.40)                                                                                                  

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6       Inquiry on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend: Evidence session 1 (Wales Audit Office)

(10.40-11.10)                                                                       (Pages 107 - 120)

Anthony Barrett – Assistant Auditor General

Ann-Marie Harkin, Financial Audit Lead for the audit of the Assembly Commission’s accounts, Wales Audit Office

 

Paper 2 – Wales Audit Office: Written evidence

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11.10-11.20 Break

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7       Inquiry on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend: Evidence session 2 (Assembly Commission)

(11.20-12.10)                                                                       (Pages 121 - 150)

Suzy Davies AM, Commissioner for Budget and Governance

Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk to the Assembly

Nia Morgan, Director of Finance, Assembly Commission

 

Paper 3 – Assembly Commission: Written evidence

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8       Inquiry on the Remuneration Board’s Determination Underspend: Consideration of evidence

(12.10-12.20)                                                                                                  

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9       Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Consideration of Stage 1 Committee reports

(12.20-12.40)                                                                                                  

Paper 4 - Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Consideration of Stage 1 Committee reports

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10   Assembly Procedure for Section 116C Orders in Council

(12.40-12.55)                                                                       (Pages 151 - 170)

Paper 5 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Chair - Assembly Procedure for Section 116C Orders in Council - 1 March 2018

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11   Devolution of fiscal powers to Wales: Consideration of draft report

(12.55-13.10)                                                                       (Pages 171 - 192)

Paper 6 – Draft report

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