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Public Appointments

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Meeting: 25/06/2025 - Plenary (Item 8)

Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee report: Public Appointments

NDM8935 Mark Isherwood (North Wales)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report and supplementary report of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee on Public Appointments which were laid in the Table Office on 27 March 2025.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government was laid in the Table Office on 18 June 2025. 

Minutes:

The item started at 16.43

NDM8935 Mark Isherwood (North Wales)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report and supplementary report of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee on Public Appointments which were laid in the Table Office on 27 March 2025.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government was laid in the Table Office on 18 June 2025. 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Meeting: 18/06/2025 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 4)

Public Appointments: consideration of Welsh Government's response

Minutes:

4.2 The Committee agreed to write to Welsh Government and Business Committee.

Meeting: 18/06/2025 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Public Appointments: consideration of Welsh Government's response

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Meeting: 13/03/2025 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Follow-up letter from Tim Moss, Director General and Chief Operating Officer Welsh Government to the Chair regarding public appointments

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Meeting: 19/02/2025 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 7)

7 Public Appointments: consideration of draft reports

Draft report
Supplementary report

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the reports.

 

Meeting: 19/02/2025 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Tim Moss, Director General and Chief Operating Officer - Welsh Government to the Chair regarding Welsh Public Sector Board and Audit Committee meetings

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Meeting: 22/01/2025 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 7)

7 Public Appointments: consideration of draft report

Draft report

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed to consider a further draft at a future meeting. 

Meeting: 22/01/2025 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Tim Moss, Director General and Chief Operating Officer to the Chair regarding public appointments

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Meeting: 21/11/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Tim Moss, Director General and Chief Operating Officer - Welsh Government to the Chair following the evidence session on 17 October 2024

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Meeting: 17/10/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)

Public Appointments: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed to write to the First Minister regarding their upcoming report.

Meeting: 17/10/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)

3 Public Appointments: evidence session with Welsh Government

Tim Moss, Director General, Chief Operating Officer – Welsh Government

Dom Houlihan, Director, People and Places – Welsh Government

 

Research brief

Paper 1 – Welsh Government

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Minutes:

3.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the evidence session on Public Appointments.

Meeting: 02/10/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)

5 Evidence Session - Senedd Commission Public Appointments

Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd

Hefin David MS, Commissioner for Budget and Governance

Ed Williams Director of Senedd Resources

Simon Hart, interim Chief Financial Officer
Leanne Baker, Chief People Officer

 

 

Research brief

 

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Chief Executive and Clerk to the Senedd and senior Commission officials.

 

Meeting: 20/03/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Welsh Government: response to PAPAC's letter dated 26 February 2024 regarding public appointments data collection and specifically data on Welsh language ability and addresses of applicants and appointees

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Meeting: 21/02/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Welsh Government's Chief Operating Officer's Group on Public Appointments

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Meeting: 14/12/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales - Accounts Scrutiny 2022-23

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Meeting: 14/12/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)

Consideration of the evidence received from the Welsh Government: Public Appointments

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 14/12/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)

3 Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Welsh Government

Welsh Government Officials

Tim Moss - Chief Operating Officer

Kathryn Jenkins - Chief Security Officer

 

Supporting Papers

·         Welsh Government Evidence Paper – Inquiry into Public Appointments

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Welsh Government officials as part of its inquiry into Public Appointments.

Meeting: 07/06/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)

Public Appointments: Consideration of the evidence received

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 07/06/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)

3 Public Appointments: Evidence session

Damian Bridgeman

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee questioned the witness as part of its inquiry into Public Appointments.

Meeting: 18/05/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language on the Appointment of Chief Executive, Commission for Tertiary Education and Research

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Meeting: 18/05/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 6)

Public Appointments: Consideration of the evidence received

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 18/05/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)

3 Public Appointments: Evidence session

Dr Doyin Atewologun

Chantal Patel

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Minutes:

3.1 The Members questioned the witnesses as part of the Committee’s inquiry into Public Appointments.

Meeting: 03/05/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)

3 Public Appointments: Evidence session 1

John Gallanders

John Cunliffe

 

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from John Cunliffe and John Gallanders as part of its inquiry into Public Appointments.

Meeting: 03/05/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 6)

Public Appointments: Consideration of the evidence received

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 03/05/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 4)

Public Appointments: Evidence session 2

Dr Rosetta Plummer

Shereen Williams

 

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received evidence from Shereen Williams and Dr Rosetta Plummer as part of its inquiry into Public Appointments.

 

Meeting: 30/03/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Commissioner for Public Appointments

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Meeting: 30/03/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 6)

6 Public Appointments

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Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received a briefing from the Senedd Citizen Engagement team on the engagement work on Public Appointments.

 

Meeting: 09/02/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 Public Appointments

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Meeting: 08/02/2023 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 5)

5 Public Appointments

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Meeting: 30/01/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)

7 Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee regarding an Inquiry into Public Appointments: consideration of draft response

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Minutes:

Members considered the draft response and agreed to finalise it outside of Committee.

 

Meeting: 26/01/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee regarding its inquiry into public appointments

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Minutes:

6.3 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 26/01/2023 - Health and Social Care Committee (Item 3)

3 Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into Public Appointments: draft letter

 

Paper 3 – Draft letter to the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee agreed the draft letter.

Meeting: 26/01/2023 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 6)

Consideration of draft response to Public Accounts and Public Administration inquiry into Public Appointments

Supporting documents:

  • Restricted enclosure 119
  • Restricted enclosure 120

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee agreed the letter.

Meeting: 18/01/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into Public Appointments: Consideration of draft correspondence

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Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the correspondence as drafted.

Meeting: 12/01/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 9)

Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into Public Appointments

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee’s Inquiry into Public Appointments and agreed not to provide a formal response.

Meeting: 12/01/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

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Meeting: 12/01/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Public Appointments

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Meeting: 12/01/2023 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in relation to its inquiry into Public Appointments

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Minutes:

6.2.a The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in relation to its inquiry into Public Appointments.

Meeting: 11/01/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 7)

7 Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into Public Appointments: Consideration of correspondence

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed the correspondence and agreed to consider a draft response at its next meeting scheduled for 18 January 2023.

Meeting: 15/12/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 5)

Public Appointments: Evidence Session - Consideration of the evidence received

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 15/12/2022 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 3)

3 Public Appointments: Evidence session with the Public Appointments Commissioner

William Shawcross – Public Appointments Commissioner

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Public Appointments Commissioner, William Shawcross.

Meeting: 15/12/2022 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Item 5)

5 Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into Public Appointments

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Meeting: 14/12/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)

2 PTN 11 - Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee: Inquiry into Public Appointments - 7 December 2022

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Meeting: 12/12/2022 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee (Item 9)

9 Correspondence from the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee: Committee's Inquiry into Public Appointments

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee.

Meeting: 12/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)

7 Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee regarding an Inquiry into Public Appointments

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