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Transcript: Transcript for 01/12/2021 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00 -09.45)

1.

Scrutiny of Accounts 2020-21- Senedd Commission: Consideration of draft report

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Minutes:

1.1        The Committee considered and agreed the draft report.

1.2        The Report will be published during the week of 6 December 2022.

(09.45 - 10.30)

2.

Forward work programme: Spring 2022

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee discussed the Forward work programme for the spring 2022 term and agreed the actions.

(10.30 - 10.35)

3.

Auditor General for Wales Report: Financial Sustainability of Local Government and Local authority discretionary services

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee noted the reports.

(10.35 - 10.40)

4.

Auditor General for Wales Report: Taking Care of the Carers? How NHS bodies supported staff wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Minutes:

4.1 The Committee noted the report.

(10.40 - 10.50)

5.

Auditor General for Wales Report: Warm Homes Programme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received a briefing on the Report, which was noted.

(11.00)

6.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

6.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the public element of the meeting.

6.2 Cefin Campbell MS declared he was an elected Councillor at Carmarthenshire County Council.

(11.00 - 11.15)

7.

Papers to Note

7.1

Scrutiny of Accounts 2019-20 – Welsh Government: Response to the Report on the 2019-20 Scrutiny of Accounts

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Minutes:

7.1 The paper was noted.

(11.15 - 12.15)

8.

COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee’s remit: Evidence session with the Welsh Government on local government issues

Tracey Burke - Director General, Education and Public Services Group

Reg Kilpatrick - Director General, Covid Coordination

Judith Cole - Deputy Director, Local Government Finance Policy and Sustainability Division

Claire Germain – Deputy Director of Local Government: Performance & Partnerships

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 Reg Kilpatrick, Director General for Covid Coordination sent apologies due to dealing with the new variant.

8.2 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Government on COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to Local Government.

8.3 There were a number of actions which the Chair agreed to write to the Welsh Government with.

(12.15)

9.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Item 10

Minutes:

9.1 The Motion was agreed and also included the meeting on 12 January 2022.

(12.15 - 12.30)

10.

COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee’s remit: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.