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Finance Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 2 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 8 May 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.00 - 10.15 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Jocelyn Davies AM (Chair) Peter Black AM Christine Chapman AM Paul Davies AM Mike Hedges AM Alun Ffred Jones AM Julie Morgan AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Isobel Garner, Wales Audit Office Steve O’Donoghue, Wales Audit Office Ian Summers, Finance and Governance Advisor Kevin Thomas, Assistant Auditor General, Wales Audit Office Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office |
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Committee Staff: |
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Bethan Davies (Clerk) Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Richard Bettley (Researcher) Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor) |
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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.
1.2 Apologies were received from Ann Jones.
2 Papers to note
2.1 The papers were noted.
3 Wales Audit Office: Consideration of the Fee Scheme, Fee Scales, Annual Plan and Code of Practice
3.1 The Wales Audit Office and the Auditor General for Wales introduced the Fee Scheme, Annual Plan 2014-15 and the Code of Practice to the Committee and answered Members’ questions on the papers.
3.1 During the private part of the meeting, Members agreed to endorse these documents and the Chair will write accordingly.
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.
5 Best Practice Budget Process
5.1 The Committee received a briefing from Ian Summers, Committee Adviser, as part of their inquiry into Best Practice Budget Procedures.