Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 25 November 2019

Meeting time: 12.45 - 15.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5632

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Gareth Bennett AM Vikki Howells AM Jenny Rathbone AM Dai Lloyd AM (In place of Adam Price AM)
Witnesses:	Tracey Burke, Welsh Government Claire Germain, Welsh Government Reg Kilpatrick, Welsh Government
Wales Audit Office:	Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales Deryck Evans Mark Jeffs Matthew Mortlock Nick Selwyn
Committee Staff:	Fay Bowen (Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Auditor General for Wales Report: Public Spending Trends in Wales 1999-00 to 2017-18

1.1 Members received a briefing on this Report for the Wales Audit Office.

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2 Financial Management and Governance in Community Councils: Auditor General for Wales briefing

2.1 The Wales Audit Office gave a briefing on the financial management and governance in Community Councils.

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3 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

3.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

3.2 Apologies were received from Adam Price AM. Dr Dai Lloyd AM substituted. Apologies were also received from Rhianon Passmore AM.

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4 Paper(s) to note

4.1 The paper was noted.

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4.1 The Welsh Government’s relationship with Pinewood: Letter from the Welsh Government (11 November 2019)

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5 Financial Management and Governance in Community Councils: Evidence session with the Welsh Government

5.1 The Committee questioned the Welsh Government on the financial management and governance in Community Councils.

5.2 Tracey Burke agreed to send details of the number of uncontested seats from the  town and community councils elections held in 2017.

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

6.1 The motion was agreed.

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7 Financial Management and Governance in Community Councils: Consideration of evidence received

7.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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8 Forward Work Programme: Spring 2020

8.1 Members considered and agreed the forward work programme for the spring 2020 term.

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