Decision details
Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013: Evidence session 4
Decision Maker: Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd
Status: Complete
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
The
Finance
Committee
published its report (PDF, 2MB) in December
2019 and agreed to consult
on a draft Public Audit (Amendment) Wales Bill.
The Public Audit (Wales) Act
2013
was introduced in July 2012 and became law in Wales on 29 April 2013. The Act
aimed to strengthen and improve the accountability and governance arrangements
relating to the Auditor General for Wales and the Wales Audit Office whilst
protecting the Auditor General for Wales independence and objectivity.
The Finance Committee of
the National Assembly for Wales conducted post-legislative scrutiny of the Act,
which focused on two areas:
1. Exploring issues
raised
(PDF, 953KB) by the Auditor General for Wales and Wales Audit Office in regard
of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013; including:
- Fee charging
- Quorum arrangements of the Wales Audit Office board
- Wales Audit Office reporting arrangements
- Issues with laying and reporting accounts
2. Considering to what extent other aspects
of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 may benefit from revision.
Date, Agenda and Minutes |
Transcript |
Video |
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Auditor General for Scotland Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for
Scotland Diane McGiffen, Chief Operating Officer,
Audit Scotland |
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Chartered Institute for Public Finance
and Accountancy Alan Bermingham, Policy Manager, Governments,
Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy |
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Audited bodies Huw
Thomas, Director of Finance, Hywel Dda University Health Board Lynne
Hamilton, Director of Finance, Swansea Bay University Health Board John
Rae, Director of Resources, Welsh Local Government Association |
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Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Rebecca
Evans AM, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, Welsh Government |
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Auditor General for Wales and Wales Audit Office Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales Isobel Everett, Chair of the Wales Audit Office Martin Peters, Head of Law and Ethics, Wales Audit Office Steve O’Donoghue, Director of Finance, Wales Audit Office |
Read
transcript of Evidence Session 5 |
Decisions:
5.1
The Committee considered the evidence received on proposals to amend the Public
Audit (Wales) Act 2013.
Publication date: 24/07/2019
Date of decision: 17/07/2019
Decided at meeting: 17/07/2019 - Finance Committee - Fifth Senedd
Accompanying Documents: