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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 9 July 2025 09.30

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Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 09/07/2025 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
		At its meeting on 2 July, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the start of today's meeting.
(09.00 - 09.15)		Registration
(09.15 - 09.30)		Private pre-meeting
(09.30 - 10.00)	1.	Appointment of the Auditor General for Wales: Approach to recruitment View the background to item 1. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 1./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 5 View the reasons why document 1./2 is restricted Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 1./3 is restricted Restricted enclosure 7 View the reasons why document 1./4 is restricted Minutes: 1.1 The Committee considered the papers in relation to the appointment of the Auditor General for Wales and agreed the actions within the cover paper.
(10.00 - 10.15)	2.	Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Approach to scrutiny View the background to item 2. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 9 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The committee considered the paper on the approach to Draft Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 and agreed the actions within it.
(10.15 - 10.25)	3.	Consideration of Forward Work Programme View the background to item 3. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 11 View the reasons why document 3./1 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee considered its Forward Work Programme.
(10.25 - 10.30)	4.	Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Engagement summary report View the background to item 4. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 13 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted FIN(6)-18-25 P8 - Written submission: Welsh NHS Confederation , item 4. PDF 727 KB FIN(6)-18-25 P9 – Written submission: Wales Women’s Budget Group / Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales , item 4. PDF 787 KB Minutes: 4.1 The Committee considered its Summary Engagement report and the two written submissions.
		Public
(10.30)	5.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee. 5.2 Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore MS. There was no substitute for Rhianon Passmore MS.
(10.30)	6.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The papers were noted.
	6.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Draft Budget 2026-27 timetable - 1 July 2025 View the background to item 6.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-25 PTN 1 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Draft Budget 2026-27 timetable - 1 July 2025 , item 6.1 PDF 776 KB
	6.2	PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Administration of devolved taxes in Wales - 1 July 2025 View the background to item 6.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-25 PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Administration of devolved taxes in Wales - 1 July 2025 , item 6.2 PDF 736 KB
	6.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry meeting - 1 July 2025 View the background to item 6.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-25 PTN 3 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry meeting - 1 July 2025 , item 6.3 PDF 704 KB
(10.30 - 12.00)	7.	Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Evidence session 6 View the background to item 7. Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser and Director of Investigations Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-25 P10 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip - Response to questions – 11 June 2025 , item 7. PDF 737 KB FIN(6)-18-25 P11 - Letter from the Acting Scottish Public Services Ombudsman: Response to follow-up questions - 18 June 2025 , item 7. PDF 722 KB FIN(6)-18-25 P12 - Written evidence: Audit Wales – 19 June 2025 , item 7. PDF 920 KB FIN(6)-18-25 P13 - Written evidence: Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) Cymru – 20 June 2025 , item 7. PDF 716 KB FIN(6)-18-25 P14 - Written evidence: Community Housing Cymru (CHC) – 2 July 2025 , item 7. PDF 713 KB FIN(6)-18-25 P15 - Letter from the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman: Response to follow-up questions – 4 July 2025 , item 7. PDF 370 KB Restricted enclosure 29 View the reasons why document 7./7 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee took evidence on the Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 from Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; and Katrin Shaw, Chief Legal Adviser and Director of Investigations.
(12.00)	8.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The motion was agreed.
(12.00 - 12.10)	9.	Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 9. Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(12.10 - 12.30)	10.	Post-legislative review of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019: Consideration of key issues View the background to item 10. Minutes: 10.1 The Committee considered the key issues.

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