Agenda and minutes

Items 3 and 4.

3.1 The Committee discussed the Estimate of Income and Expenditure of the Wales Audit Office for the year ending 31 March 2012.

PAC(4)-06-11 – Paper 1 – Wales Audit Office report: Picture of Public Services 2011 – The key financial challenges facing Welsh public services

4.1 The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor General for Wales on the Wales Audit Office report, A Picture of Public Services 2011 – The key financial challenges facing Welsh public services.

PAC(4)-06-11 – Paper 2 – Wales Audit Office report – The delivery of ICT services and ICT projects under the Merlin contract

Dame Gillian Morgan, Permanent Secretary

Bernard Galton, Director General, People, Places and Corporate Services

5.1 The Committee welcomed Dame Gillian Morgan, Permanent Secretary; Bernard Galton, Director General for People, Places and Corporate Services; and Crispin O’Connell, Deputy Director, Places and Services Division.

5.2 The Committee also welcomed Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales and Paul Dimblebee, Group Director – Performance Audit, Wales Audit Office.

5.3 The Committee questioned the witnesses.

Action points:

The Welsh Government agreed to provide:

·         Details on the 298 different suppliers used outside the Merlin contract, including the number of those suppliers who are based in Wales.

·         Further information on savings made by avoiding disallowance, including how Value for Money was demonstrated and any reputational issues.

PAC(4)-06-11 – Paper 3 – Correspondence from the Auditor General for Wales

PAC(4)-06-11 – Paper 4 – Wales Audit Office ICT Strategy 2009-2012

PAC(4)-04-11 (Minutes)

6.1 The Committee noted the papers and ratified the minutes of the previous meeting.

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