Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 07/11/2024 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00-09.15)

Registration

(09.15-09.30)

Private pre-meeting

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meetings held on 25 September, 3 October, 10 October and 16 October.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee noted the papers.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the National Statistician: Wales-specific Quarterly Growth Data - 21 October 2024

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee's report recommendations - 25 October 2024

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Welsh Government response to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's report recommendations - 25 October 2024

Supporting documents:

2.4

PTN 4 - Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Action Plan in relation to the Independent Review of investigations into Code of Conduct complaints - 29 October 2024

Supporting documents:

(09.30-10.30)

3.

Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session

Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales, Audit Wales

Dr Ian Rees, Chair of the Wales Audit Office, Audit Wales

Kevin Thomas, Executive Director of Corporate Services, Audit Wales

Ann-Marie Harkin, Executive Director of Audit Services, Audit Wales

 

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-23-24 P1- Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2026

FIN(6)-23-24 P2 – Supporting information for the Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2026

FIN(6)-23-24 P3 – Interim Report – An assessment of progress made against our 2024-25 Annual Plan during the period 1 April to 30 September 2024

Research Service Brief

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on Audit Wales’s Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report from Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales, Audit Wales; Dr Ian Rees, Chair of the Wales Audit Office, Audit Wales; Kevin Thomas, Executive Director of Corporate Services, Audit Wales; and Ann-Marie Harkin, Executive Director of Audit Services, Audit Wales.

(10.30)

4.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the meetings on 20 November and 27 November

Minutes:

4.1 The motion was agreed.

(10.30-10.45)

5.

Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(10.45-11.00)

6.

Financial Transactions Capital: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-23-24 P4 – Draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed it with minor changes.

(11.00-11.15)

7.

The Land Transaction Tax (Relief for Special Tax Sites) (Wales) Regulations 2024

Supporting documents:

The Land Transaction Tax (Relief for Special Tax Sites) (Wales) Regulations 2024

FIN(6)-23-24 P5 – Finance Committee Briefing Note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the briefing note on the Land Transaction Tax (Relief for Special Tax Sites) (Wales) Regulations 2024 and noted the

Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee’s report on these regulations.

(11.15-11.45)

8.

Consideration of Forward Work Programme

Supporting documents:

FIN(6)-23-24 P6 – Forward Work Programme (To be included in a supplementary pack)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme.