Meetings

The strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 06/03/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 The strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging: Additional information from the City and County of Cardiff (February 2017)

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Meeting: 06/03/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 The strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging: Additional information from the Welsh Local Government Association (February 2017)

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Meeting: 06/03/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 The strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging: Additional information from the Welsh Government (21 February 2017)

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Meeting: 06/02/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

The strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee with comments as part of their consideration of the Local Government White Paper.


Meeting: 06/02/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 The strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging: Evidence session 2

PAC(5)-05-17 Paper 2 – Paper from the Welsh Government

 

Reg Kilpatrick – Director, Local Government, Welsh Government

Debra Carter, Deputy Director, Local Government Finance Policy, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee scrutinised Reg Kilpatrick, Director, Local Government and Debra Carter, Deputy Director, Local Government Finance Policy, Welsh Government on the strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging.

4.2 Reg Kilpatrick agreed to send details of examples of good practice in England where a number of local authorities have taken a novel approach to creating trading companies to generate income.


Meeting: 06/02/2017 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 The strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging: Evidence session 1

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-05-17 Paper 1 – Paper from the Welsh Local Government Association

 

Jon Rae – Director of Resources, Welsh Local Government Association

Graham Hinchey – Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Performance, City of Cardiff Council

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee scrutinised Jon Rae, Director of Resources, Welsh Local Government Association and Graham Hinchey, Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Performance, City of Cardiff Council on the strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging.

3.2 Jon Rae agreed to check and send further information on any schemes across Wales that are generating income for local authorities.

3.3 Graham Hinchey agreed to send financial details of schemes introduced by the City of Cardiff Council since 2012 that are generating income for the local authority together with examples of innovative schemes that the local authority has introduced which are benefitting other local authorities through the sharing of good practice.


Meeting: 12/12/2016 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 The strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging: Auditor General for Wales report

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-12-16 Paper 4 – Auditor General for Wales Report

PAC(5)-12-16 Paper 5 – Welsh Government response to the Auditor General for Wales’s Report

 

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee received a briefing on the Auditor General for Wales’ report on his recent report on the strategic approach of councils to income generation and charging.

7.2 The Committee agreed to hold an evidence session on this issue in spring 2017.