Agenda and minutes

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the Meeting.

1.2     There were no apologies.

2.1     The papers were noted.

Robert Chote – Chairman, Office of Budget Responsibility

Jon Riley - Senior Analyst, Office for Budget Responsibility

FIN(4)-02-15 Paper 1 -  December 2014 Welsh tax forecast

Research Brief

3.1     The Committee took evidence from Robert Chote, Chairman and Jon Riley, Senior Analyst for the Office for Budget Responsibility via Video Conference.

3.2     The Committee agreed to write to the Office for Budget Responsibility for clarification on how they calculate Landfill tax.

Jim Martin - Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

Transforming Scotland’s Complaints Culture

Research Brief

4.1     The Committee took evidence from the Scottish Public Service Ombudsman on its inquiry.

4.2     The Ombudsman agreed to provide the following:

·         Records of press coverage and statistics around the governance of the complaints handling process.

Simon Rogers - Chair, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association

Sally Taber - ‎Director of Independent Healthcare Advisory Services, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association

FIN(4)-02-15 Paper 2 – Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service

FIN(4)-02-15 Paper 2a – Welsh Independent Healthcare Association Credentials 2013-2014

Research Brief

5.1     The Committee took evidence from Simon Rogers - Chair, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association and Sally Taber - ‎Director of Independent Healthcare Advisory Services, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association.

5.2     The Healthcare association agreed to provide the following:

·         Briefing on complaint trends that will feature in the forthcoming ISCAS annual report.

·         A copy of last year’s annual report for Members’ information.

·         Share a paper ISCAS has produced in conjunction with the Department of Health.

Item 7, 8 and 9

6.1     The motion was agreed.

7.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

FIN(4)-02-15 Paper 3 - Potential scope of a Future Funding Inquiry

FIN(4)-02-15 Paper 4 - Collection of devolved taxes

8.1     The Committee considered the scoping papers and agreed a way forward.

FIN(4)-02-15 Paper 5 – Assembly Week 2015

9.1     The Committee considered a paper on Assembly Week 2015.