Public Accounts Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.03 - 11.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

Private

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Darren Millar AM (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM

Jocelyn Davies AM

Mike Hedges AM

Alun Ffred Jones AM

Sandy Mewies AM

Julie Morgan AM

Jenny Rathbone AM

Aled Roberts AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Michael Kay (Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

Hannah Johnson (Researcher)

Alistair McQuaid (Wales Audit Office)

Nick Selwyn (Wales Audit Office)

Mike Usher (Wales Audit Office)

Huw Vaughan Thomas (Auditor General for Wales)

Nick Tyldesley (District Valuer)

 

 

 

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

 

1.2 Jocelyn Davies excluded herself for Item 3 under Standing Order 18.8. Alun Ffred Jones substituted.

 

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2   Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.2 The Clerk agreed to respond to Dr Andrew Goodall (item 2.1) seeking factual clarity regarding Aled Roberts question on the operational aspects of the out of hours service (page 13 of the BCUHB report).

 

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2.1 Governance Arrangements at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Letter from Andrew Goodall (30 June 2015)

 

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2.2 Regional Education Consortia: Welsh Government response to the Auditor General for Wales Report

 

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2.3 Work Programme: Letter from Deputy Andrew Lewis, Chair, PAC, States of Jersey (2 July 2015)

 

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3   Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales: Briefing from the Auditor General for Wales

3.1 The Auditor General for Wales briefed the Committee on his forthcoming report (due to be published on 15 July) on the Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales (RIFW).

 

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4   Welfare Reform: Consideration of the draft report

4.1 Members considered and agreed the draft report subject to a few minor amendments. The Report will be published later this month.

 

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