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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)

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)

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:

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.