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Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission financial estimates 2021/22 and five-year plan
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Meeting: 06/11/2020 - Llywydd’s Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission's financial estimate 2021/22 and five year plan: Consideration of evidence
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 06/11/2020 - Llywydd’s Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission's financial estimate 2021/22 and five-year plan
Paper 1 – Financial Estimate of the Electoral Commission
Paper 1, Annex A – Financial Estimate of the Electoral Commission
Paper 2 – Electoral Commission five-year plan
Paper 3 – Advice from the Welsh Ministers on the Electoral Commission’s financial estimates and five year plan
Paper 4 – Report from The Comptroller and Auditor General on the Electoral Commission’s estimates 21/22
Paper 5 – Additional information from the Electoral Commission
Dame Elan Closs Stephens CBE – Electoral Commissioner, Wales
Bob Posner – Chief Executive, Electoral Commission
Kieran Rix – Director, Finance and Corporate Services, Electoral Commission
Rhydian Thomas – Head of Electoral Commission, Wales, Electoral Commission
Supporting documents:
- Paper 1 – Financial Estimate of the Electoral Commission, item 2 PDF 1 MB
- Paper 1 Annex A – Financial Estimate of the Electoral Commission, item 2 PDF 831 KB View as HTML (2/2) 62 KB
- Paper 2 – Electoral Commission five-year plan, item 2 PDF 2 MB
- Paper 3 – Advice from the Welsh Ministers on the Electoral Commission’s financial estimates and five year plan, item 2 PDF 1 MB
- Paper 4 – Report from The Comptroller and Auditor General on the Electoral Commission’s estimate 21/22, item 2 PDF 4 MB
- Paper 5 - Additional information from the Electoral Commission, item 2 PDF 101 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed the Electoral Commission to the meeting and thanked them for submitting their financial estimate for the financial year 2021-22 and five-year plan on 1 October.
2.2 The Committee scrutinised the Electoral Commission on their financial estimate for 2021-22 and their five-year Corporate plan.
2.3 The Committee noted the report from the Comptroller and Auditor General in accordance with paragraph 16C(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
2.4 The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister on the estimate and plan as part of the consultation required under paragraph 16A(8)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
Action:
- The Electoral Commission agreed to provide further evidence on their rationale for including depreciation in the estimate.