Concise Minutes - Finance Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Meeting time: 09.33 - 11.35
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5775

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Llyr Gruffydd AM (Chair) Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Alun Davies AM Mike Hedges AM Rhianon Passmore AM Nick Ramsay AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Nick Bennett, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Tim Edds, Welsh Government David Meaden, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Office Vaughan Gething AM, Minister for Health and Social Services Katrin Shaw, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Alex Slade, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Bethan Davies (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Second Clerk) Georgina Owen (Second Clerk) Samantha Williams (Deputy Clerk) Joanne McCarthy (Researcher) Owen Holzinger (Researcher) Christian Tipples (Researcher) Matthew Richards (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1     Alun Davies declared an interest.

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2 Paper(s) to note

2.1     The papers were noted.

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3 Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Estimates 2020-21: Evidence session

3.1     The Committee received evidence from Nick Bennett, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser and Director of Investigations; and David Meaden, Financial Accountant.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from part of the meeting (items 5, 7 and 8)

4.1     The motion was approved.

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5 Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Estimates 2020-21: Consideration of evidence

5.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

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6 National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Bill: Evidence session

6.1     The Committee received evidence from Vaughan Gething AM, Minister for Health and Social Services; Alex Slade, Deputy Director Primary Care Division, Welsh Government; and Tim Edds, Lawyer, General Medical Services, Welsh Government.

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7 National Health Service (Indemnities) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

7.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

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8 Consideration of draft report on proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013

8.1     The Committee considered the draft report and agreed to consider a revised report in due course.

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