Caldicot and Wentlooge Levels Internal Drainage Board

Members have agreed to conduct a short inquiry into the findings of the Wales Audit Office report on Caldicot and Wentlooge Levels Internal Drainage Board, which was published on 8 October 2012. The Terms of Reference for our inquiry are as follows:

The Committee intends to examine:

· the Welsh Government’s actions to reassure itself that there are approved decision making frameworks for Drainage Boards in Wales;

· the Welsh Government’s role in working with Caldicot and Wentlooge to deliver the improvements needed;

· the future of Internal Drainage Boards in Wales;

· the role of civil servants and why concerns were not raised sooner;

· local authorities’ presence on public boards and bodies;

· the Wales Audit Office methodology for the audit of small public bodies, in particular its method for auditing the 2010-2011 accounts of the Caldicot and Wentlooge Internal Drainage Board.