Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conferencing via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 5 October 2020

Meeting time: 09.46 - 12.07
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6458


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Nick Ramsay MS (Chair)

Gareth Bennett MS

Angela Burns MS

Vikki Howells MS

Delyth Jewell MS

Rhianon Passmore MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Witnesses:

Andrew Slade, Welsh Government

Hugh Morgan, Welsh Government

Tim Render, Welsh Government

Audit Wales:

Adrian Crompton – Auditor General for Wales

Matthew Mortlock

Alastair McQuaid

Committee Staff:

Fay Bowen (Clerk)

Tom Lewis-White (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        Jenny Rathbone MS declared an interest as Chair of the European Monitoring Committee from 2013 – 2015.

1.3              The Chair thanked Anthony Barrett and Mike Usher for their contributions to Welsh public sector audit and their roles in supporting the Committee. He wished them both well, on behalf of the Committee, following their recent departure from Audit Wales.

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2       Paper(s) to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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2a     Auditor General for Wales Report: Cracking the Code - Management of Clinical Coding Across Wales

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2b     Auditor General for Wales Report: 10 Opportunities for Resetting and Restarting the NHS Planned Care System

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3       Ensuring Value for Money from Rural Development Grants Made Without Competition: Evidence session with the Welsh Government

3.1 The Members questioned the witnesses on Ensuring Value for Money from Rural Development Grants Made Without Competition.

3.2 Andrew Slade agreed to send some additional information to the Committee.

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

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Ensuring Value for Money from Rural Development Grants Made Without Competition: Consideration of evidence received

5.1 The Members considered the evidence received.

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6       Barriers to the successful Implementation of the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015: Stakeholder event planning

6.1 The Members discussed and noted the paper.

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