Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts 

Media

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Transcript: Transcript for 09/05/2024 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(10.00)

Registration

(10.15-10.30)

Private Pre-meeting

(10.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee.

(10.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meetings held on 24 April

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution & Cabinet Office: Approach to the publication of supplementary budgets - 29 April 2024

Supporting documents:

(10.30-11.30)

3.

Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session

Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Chris Vinestock, Chief Operating Officer & Director of Improvement

Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser & Director of Investigations

 

Supporting documents

FIN(6)-11-24 P1 – Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales – 15 April 2024

FIN(6)-11-24 P2 - PSOW’s Review: Draft Terms of Reference

Senedd Research Brief

Statement & Draft Terms of Reference from Public Services Ombudsman for Wales – 7 May 2024

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, from Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; Chris Vinestock, Chief Operating Officer & Director of Improvement; and Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser & Director of Investigations.

(11.30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(11.30-12.00)

5.

Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed to write to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales requesting that she provides an update on the progress of the review prior to the summer recess.

(12.00-12.15)

6.

Update on the Wales Audit Office Board Membership

Supporting documents

FIN(6)-11-24 P3 – Cover paper (To be included in a supplementary pack)

FIN(6)-11-24 P4 - Draft Terms and Conditions (To be included in a supplementary pack)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the cover paper, and the draft terms and conditions document; and agreed the action points included in the cover paper.