Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 04/06/2025 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00 - 09.15)

Registration

(09.15 - 09.30)

Private pre-meeting

(09.30)

1.

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

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

 

1.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS.

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes of the meetings held on 27 March, 30 April and 15 May.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.1

PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Welsh Reserve in 2025-26 - 16 May 2025

Supporting documents:

2.2

PTN 2 - Letter from the First Minister: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Forthcoming Intergovernmental Meetings - 22 May 2025

Supporting documents:

2.3

PTN 3 - Response from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to questions that weren't reached during an evidence session on 30 April - 30 May 2025

Supporting documents:

(09.30 - 10.15)

3.

Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Evidence session 4 - Academics

Professor Chris Gill, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Glasgow

Professor Naomi Creutzfeldt, Professor of Law and Society, University of Kent

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on the Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 from Professor Chris Gill, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Glasgow; and Professor Naomi Creutzfeldt, Professor of Law and Society, University of Kent.

(10.15 - 10.25)

Break

(10.25 - 11.10)

4.

Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Evidence session 5 - Health related authorities

Angela Hughes, Assistant Director of Patient Experience, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, representing Welsh NHS Confederation

Alun Jones, Chief Executive, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence on the Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 from Angela Hughes, Assistant Director of Patient Experience, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, representing Welsh NHS Confederation; and Alun Jones, Chief Executive, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales.

(11.10)

5.

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

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(11.10 - 11.20)

6.

Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

(11.20 - 11.50)

7.

Approach to the nomination of the Auditor General for Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the paper on the approach to the nomination of the Auditor General for Wales and agreed the actions within the paper.

(11.50 - 12.00)

8.

First Supplementary Budget 2025-26: Directly Funded Bodies

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the draft report chapter relating to the supplementary budget requests of the directly funded bodies. This chapter will form part of the Committee’s draft report on the Scrutiny of the First Supplementary Budget 2025-26.

(12.00 - 12.10)

9.

Review of Budget Process Protocol and associated procedures

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the paper on the review of Budget Process Protocol and associated procedures, and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language.