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Assembly Commission Budget 2012-13
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Meeting: 29/06/2011 - Senedd Commission (Item 4)
4 Draft Commission budget strategy
Supporting documents:
- AC(4)2011(2) Paper 4 - Draft Commission Budget Strategy 2012-13
Minutes:
Claire Clancy introduced the
paper. It was noted that in order to
provide property, staff and services to the Assembly, the Commission would need
to consider its priorities which would drive the strategy. Their priorities would inform more detailed
work on the budget which would be considered in more detail during the coming
months.
The Commission noted the
experience in implementing the existing strategy and the measures taken to reduce
the overall budget to date.
Commissioners were concerned that a further reduction in staff headcount
was likely to affect services to the public and to Members. The Assembly is now a legislature with
additional powers and the Assembly Commission needed to be confident that it
had the resources to deliver its services over the next five years. Value for money and efficiency would be
paramount. The need for sufficient flexibility
in the budget to support core functions was discussed. The impact of known increases such as
inflation, salary increments, rent and depreciation on fixed assets were
noted. It was expected that the 0.2 per
cent comparator with the Welsh block would provide sufficient flexibility to ensure
the delivery of the required services.
However, it was agreed that further discussion was required and a paper
was commissioned for the next meeting of the Assembly Commission on 14 July.
Action: Claire Clancy to prepare a paper for the next meeting.