Meetings
Scrutiny of public administration
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Meeting: 09/10/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 09/10/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
- Transcript for 09/10/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
2 Letter from the Director General and Chief Operating Officer in relation to Local Partnerships LLP
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 17/07/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)
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- Transcript for 17/07/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
5 Discussion on the Cabinet Manual and Access Talks - Next Steps
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 7 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee agreed that it would write to the Welsh Government to express their regret that the session scheduled for today had to be postponed, understanding that these were exceptional circumstances. Members agreed to rescheduling the evidence session at the earliest convenience in the autumn term.
5.2 The Committee agreed to undertake a short consultation on Cabinet manuals and the Ministerial code over the Summer Recess.
Meeting: 17/07/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)
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Session on the Cabinet Manual and Access Talks - Withdrawn
Welsh Government Officials
Dr Andrew Goodall – Permanent Secretary
David Richards - Director of Propriety and Ethics
Minutes:
3.1 Due to unforeseen circumstances the Permanent Secretary and the Director of Propriety and Ethics were unable to attend the evidence session.
Meeting: 27/06/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 8)
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Discussion and next steps - Cabinet Manual
Minutes:
8.1 The Committee agreed that it would seek a further evidence session on this issue with Welsh Government Officials.
Meeting: 12/06/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)
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3 Evidence Session - Local Partnerships LLP
Welsh Government Officials
Tim Moss - Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Jeffreys - Director, Welsh Treasury
Ed Sherriff - Deputy Director, Energy
Leon Wong - Director of Local Partnerships
Supporting documents:
- PAPAC(06)-10-24-P1 Welsh Government Evidence Paper, item 3
PDF 2 MB
- PAPAC(06)-10-24-P2 Research Brief , View reasons restricted (3/2)
Minutes:
3.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the
evidence session on Local Partnerships LLP.
Meeting: 12/06/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 6)
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6 Letter from the Director of Propriety and Ethics - Cabinet Handbook
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 20 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.2. The Committee agreed that it would seek further
evidence from the Welsh Government around this issue before the Summer recess.
Meeting: 12/06/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)
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Consideration of evidence - Local Partnerships LLP
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and
agreed to write to the Government to seek further information on points raised
during the evidence session, before deciding on any further next steps on this
issue.
Meeting: 12/06/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)
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2 Letter from the Director of Propriety and Ethics - Follow up to the session on the Cabinet Manual and Access Talks
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Meeting: 23/05/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)
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The Cabinet Manual and Access Talks - Consideration of session
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee considered the briefing they had received and agreed to await the further information officials had agreed to provide during the session, before deciding what further action it would like to take on this issue.
Meeting: 23/05/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)
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3 Session on the Cabinet Manual and Access Talks
Welsh Government Officials
David Richards - Director of Propriety and Ethics
Rachel Garside-Jones - Interim Director of the Office of the
First Minister
Matthew Hall - Head of Cabinet Division
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 32 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 Members received a briefing and questioned Welsh Government officials on the Cabinet Manual and access talks.
Meeting: 25/04/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 7)
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7 Scoping Paper - Cabinet Manuals and Access Talks
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 36 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee considered the scoping paper and agreed to hold a session on this piece of work at its meeting on 23 May.
Meeting: 14/12/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 7)
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7 Consideration of the evidence received from the Welsh Government: Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 40 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 29/11/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)
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3 Evidence Session with the Welsh Government: Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales
Welsh Government Officials
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Andrew Slade: Director General - Economy, Treasury and Constitution
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Jason Thomas: Director - Culture, Sport and
Tourism
Supporting documents:
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Governance
arrangements relating to an employment dispute at Amgueddfa Cymru/National
Museum Wales
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Amgueddfa
Cymru/Museum Wales – Final report of the Tailored Review Panel
Attached
Documents:
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Letter
from the Welsh Government’s Director General, Economy, Treasury and
Constitution Group regarding Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 44 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- PAPA(6)-17-23 P1- Letter from WG on Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales, item 3
PDF 226 KB
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee received evidence from Andrew Slade, the Welsh Government’s Director General - Economy, Treasury and Constitution and Jason Thomas, the Welsh Government’s Director - Culture, Sport and Tourism as part of its inquiry into Museum Wales.
Meeting: 29/11/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)
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Consideration of the evidence received from the Welsh Government: Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 12/05/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 4)
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4 Scrutiny of public administration: Evidence session
Dr Andrew Goodall – Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 51 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- PAPAC(6)-06-22 P1 - Letter from PS to PAPAC Chair, item 4
PDF 947 KB
- PAPAC(6)-06-22 P1a - Letter from PS to PAPAC Chair annex, item 4
PDF 736 KB
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee received evidence from Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary as part of its Scrutiny of Public Administration.
Meeting: 12/05/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 7)
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Scrutiny of public administration: Consideration of the evidence received
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 27/04/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 7.)
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7. Welsh Government Senior Management Restructure: Scoping paper
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 59 , View reasons restricted (7./1)
Meeting: 09/03/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 09/03/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
- Transcript for 09/03/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
2 Scrutiny of public administration: Letter from Welsh Local Government Association (31 January 2022)
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Meeting: 09/02/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)
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- Transcript for 09/02/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
3 Scrutiny of public administration: Ways of working and sharing good practice
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 66 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 67 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
Minutes:
3.1 The Members discussed the Scrutiny of Public Administration part of the Committee’s remit with representatives from the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.
Meeting: 09/02/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)
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2 Scrutiny of public administration: Analysis of consultation responses
Supporting documents:
- PAPAC(6)-03-22 P1 - Public administration - summary of evidence, item 2
PDF 207 KB
View as HTML (2/1) 92 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee considered and noted the analysis of consultation responses.
Meeting: 12/01/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 6)
Scrutiny of public administration: Roundtable Panel 2
Minutes:
6.1 The Members discussed the Committee’s public administration remit with the stakeholders.
Meeting: 12/01/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)
5 Scrutiny of public administration: Roundtable Panel 1
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 77 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 Apologies were received from Heledd Morgan, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner.
5.2 The Members discussed the Committee’s public administration remit with the stakeholders.
Meeting: 12/01/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 7)
Scrutiny of public administration: Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.