Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.55
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12421

Remote, Private

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Chair)

Peter Fox MS

Mike Hedges MS

Witnesses:

Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales, Audit Wales

Lindsay Foyster, Audit Wales

Kevin Thomas, Audit Wales

Ann-Marie Harkin, Wales Audit Office

Anne-Louise Clark, Audit Wales

Andrew Jeffreys, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Owain Roberts (Clerk)

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk)

Georgina Owen (Second Clerk)

Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk)

Owen Holzinger (Researcher)

Martin Jennings (Researcher)

Joanne McCarthy (Researcher)

Ben Harris (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Finance Committee.

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2       Audit Wales - Introductory briefing

2.1 The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor General for Wales, Chair of the Wales Audit Office and Audit Wales officials.

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3       Oversight of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) - Consideration of remuneration arrangements

3.1 The Committee considered and agreed the remuneration arrangements for the recruitment of the next Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

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4       Landfill Disposals Tax: Independent Review

4.1 The Committee considered proposed scope of the independent review of Landfill Disposals Tax and agreed to respond to the Minister.

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5       Budget Review Group

5.1 The Committee considered the background paper on a proposed Budget Review Group.

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6       Welsh Government Draft Budget scrutiny 2022-23: Consideration of approach

6.1 The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s forthcoming draft budget 2022-23.

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7       Welsh Treasury - Introductory briefing

7.1 The Committee received a briefing from Andrew Jeffreys, Director, Welsh Treasury.

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8       Consideration of the Committee's Forward Work Programme

8.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme and related correspondence.

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