Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 12 February 2018

Meeting time: 14.02 - 17.08
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4507

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Neil Hamilton AM Adam Price AM Lee Waters AM
Witnesses:	Harri Colman, Fabric Christopher Dunn, Voices from Care Cymru Deborah Jones, Voices from Care Kate Lawson, The Fostering Network Sean O’Neill, Children in Wales Colin Turner, The Fostering Network
Wales Audit Office:	Anthony Barrett – Assistant Auditor General for Wales Matthew Mortlock
Committee Staff:	Anthony Barrett Matthew Mortlock Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Sian Thomas (Researcher)

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1 Care experienced children and young people: Meeting with children and young people

1.1 The Members met informally with the young people prior to the evidence sessions.

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.

2.2 Apologies were received from Vikki Howells AM and Rhianon Passmore AM. There were no apologies.

2.3 Following a request from the young people giving evidence in Items 4 and 5, the Chair agreed to hold those sessions in private.

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3 Paper(s) to note

3.1 The papers were noted.

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4 Care experienced children and young people: Evidence Session 3

4.1 Members received evidence from young people from Voices from Care as part of their inquiry into care experienced children and young people.

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5 Care experienced children and young people: Evidence Session 4

5.1 Members received evidence from young people from Harri Coleman together with young people from Voices from Care as part of their inquiry into care experienced children and young people.

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6 Care experienced children and young people: Evidence Session 5

6.1 Members received evidence from Kate Lawson and Colin Turner from the Fostering Network as part of their inquiry into care experienced children and young people.

6.2 Kate Lawson agreed to send examples of best practice of measuring the impact of fostering from her experience in England.

6.3 Colin Turner agreed to send details of future sessions of the project ‘Ten top key principles of social pedagogy’.

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

7.1 The motion was agreed.

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8 Care experienced children and young people: Consideration of evidence received

8.1 Members considered the evidence received.

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9 Work programme: Consideration of correspondence received

9.1 Members noted the letter and that the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee had agreed to undertake an inquiry into film and television production which will incorporate looking at transparency and grant funding.

9.2 Members confirmed that they would be keen to see a facts only review completed looking specifically at the investment in Pinewood, which they felt would be of interest to the Public Accounts Committee and/or the CWLC Committee.

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10 Ofcom: Consideration of draft Memorandum of Understanding

10.1 Members considered and noted the draft Memorandum of Understanding. It was suggested that consideration be given to holding pre-appointment hearings by the relevant Committee and that this be reflected in the response to the Welsh Government.

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