Agenda and draft minutes
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Chair's Introduction (9.00 - 9.05) Paper 1 – Minutes from 16 May meeting Minutes: §
The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. Mike
Redhouse, David Hanson, Hugh Widdis and Jane Roberts joined virtually. §
The Chair asked Daniel Hurford to provide an
update on the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
amendment, which was tabled by Adam Price MS for Stage 3 consideration
on 2 July 2024. The amendment was withdrawn. Decision: §
The Board agreed the minutes of the meeting on
16 May 2024. Action: §
Secretariat to publish the minutes for the
meeting held on 16 May 2024. |
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Staffing Support Thematic Review (9.05 - 10.45) Paper 2 – Phase 2 consultation responses and final
decision on preferred option Paper 3 – Phase 3 scoping Minutes: §
The Board discussed the Staffing Support Phase 2
consultation responses and considered the options for next steps. They also
noted the helpful discussions that had taken place during both the Member and
the Support Staff Representative Group meetings held on Wednesday 3 July. §
The Board also considered the issues that need
to be addressed as part of Phase 3 of the Staffing Support thematic review. Decision: §
The Board agreed to proceed to Phase 2 of the
Staffing Support thematic review with the option of job families. §
The Board agreed to publish an anonymised
summary of the Staffing Support Phase 2 consultation responses. §
The Board agreed the outline approach to Phase 3
of the staffing review. §
The Board agreed to write to the Chief Executive
to request further information regarding the level of support for Members which
is provided by the Commission. Action: §
Secretariat to draft correspondence to all
Staffing Support Phase 2 consultation responders. §
Secretariat to arrange publication of the
anonymised summary of the Staffing Support Phase 2 consultation responses. §
Secretariat to draft correspondence to the Chief
Executive regarding Commission support provided to Members. §
Secretariat to prepare a paper on virement
provisions related to all relevant thematic reviews. |
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Remuneration Board Draft Budget 2025/26 (10.45 - 11.00) Paper 4 – Draft budget 2025/26 Minutes: §
The Board noted the information in the paper regarding the Board’s draft
budget for 2025/26. Decision §
The Board confirmed that they were content with
the proposed budget. Action: §
Secretariat to draft correspondence to the
Senedd Commission submitting the Independent Remuneration Board’s budget for
2025/26. |
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Members' Remuneration Thematic Review - Loss of Office (11.30 - 12.15) Paper 5 – Loss of Office initial
consideration for policy proposals Minutes: § The
Board noted the different options that were set out in the paper and provided
opinions on these. § The
Board considered the impact and unintended consequences related to the
different options and requested further work was done into this for the
September Board meeting. Action: §
Secretariat to request advice from Legal Services
regarding relevant wording of the Determination for the Seventh Senedd. |
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Members' Remuneration Thematic Review - Residential Accommodation Expenditure (12.15 - 13.00) Paper 6 – RAE initial consideration for policy proposals Minutes: § The
Board noted the options set out in the paper regarding the possible changes to
Residential Accommodation Expenditure and confirmed plans for consultation. Action: §
Secretariat to write to the Chief Executive
regarding the Senedd Commission’s Sustainability Strategy. |
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Economic Update (13.45 - 14.00) Oral item – Updated economic market report Minutes: §
The
Board received an update from Martin Jennings on the current economic climate
and forecasts. |
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Ways of Working Thematic Review (14.00 - 14.45) Paper 7 – Initial consideration for OCLF policy proposals Minutes: §
The
Board considered the proposals set out regarding the Office and Constituent
Liaison Fund. §
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David Hanson, the Board lead for this thematic review, noted the current
unknowns regarding the Seventh Senedd – the Commission support for Members and
the new constituency boundaries. §
The
Board noted the elements of the Ways of Working thematic review that were to be
considered alongside the Simplification thematic review. Decision: §
The Board agreed on the proposed areas to be
included in their Autumn consultation and agreed to consider further matters at
its September meeting. |
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Update Paper (14.45 - 15.00) Paper 8 – Update paper Minutes: §
The Board noted updates on various matters
relevant to its work and also its forward work programme. § The Board noted correspondence received and
issued since the last meeting. Action: §
Secretariat to liaise with the Senedd Commission
regarding a date in the early Autumn for the next meeting to progress
Board/Commission dialogue. Any Other
Business § The Board Members confirmed attendance for
the next meeting to be held on Thursday 26 September 2024. |