Agenda and minutes

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1.1         The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2         Apologies were received from Sandy Mewies due to her responsibilities as an Assembly Commissioner (SO 18.9 refers). Gwyn Price substituted.

1.3         Apologies were received from Julie Morgan and Jenny Rathbone. Keith Davies and David Rees substituted.

2.1 The papers were noted.

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 1

Research Briefing

David Melding AM – Acting Assembly Commissioner

Claire Clancy – Chief Executive and Clerk to the Assembly

Nicola Callow – Director of Finance, National Assembly for Wales

3.1 The Committee considered the Assembly Commission’s annual accounts for 2014-15, questioning David Melding AM, Acting Assembly Commissioner, Claire Clancy, Chief Executive and Clerk to the Assembly and Nicola Callow, Director of Finance, National Assembly for Wales.

3.2 Claire Clancy agreed to send the Internal Audit Review of effectiveness of the Commission together with the corresponding action plan.

3.3 Nicola Callow agreed to send details of the budgets assigned to Women in Public Life and Vote@16? national conversation areas of work.

3.3 Claire Clancy agreed to send a note on the actual income performance versus anticipated income performance of the Pierhead Building.

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 2

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 2A

Research Briefing

Sarah Powell – Chief Executive Officer, Sport Wales

Peter Curran – Finance Director, Sport Wales

4.1 The following table shows Members declarations made during this item:

4.2 The Committee considered Sport Wales annual accounts for 2014-15, questioning Sarah Powell, Chief Executive Officer and Peter Curran, Finance Director, Sport Wales.

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 3 - National Procurement Service (NPS) - Annual Report 2014-15

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 3A - NPS Framework Guidance - Solicitors

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 3B - NPS Resource Efficiency Wales Framework Guidance - Energy Efficiency Advice and Environmental

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 3C - NPS Framework Guidance - Construction

5.1 Members noted the first National Procurement Service Annual Report for the period 2014-15 together with the guidance and frameworks.

5.2 Members agreed that the Committee’s Legacy Report should suggest the successor Committee considers the forthcoming work the Auditor General intends to undertake on public procurement at the National Procurement Service.

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 4

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 5

6.1 Members noted the Welsh Government response and the Auditor General’s remarks to the Committee Report.

6.2 Members agreed that the Chair should write to the Welsh Government seeking further clarification of the government’s response to the Report recommendations.

PAC(4)-24-15 Paper 6

7.1 Members noted the Welsh Government response to the Committee Report. The Auditor General for Wales advised the Committee that he would be writing to the Chair later this week with his comments.

Item 9

8.1 The motion was agreed.

9.1 Members considered the evidence received.