Agenda and minutes

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies had been received from Rhys ap Owen for whom Llyr Gruffydd was substituting.

1.3 There were no declarations of interest.

Dame Elan Closs Stephens CBE – Electoral Commissioner, Wales

Shaun McNally CBE – Chief Executive, Electoral Commission

Kieran Rix – Director, Finance and Corporate Services, Electoral Commission

Rhydian Thomas – Head of Electoral Commission, Wales, Electoral Commission

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Electoral Commission to the meeting and thanked them for submitting their financial estimate for the financial year 2023-24 and supplementary estimate 2022-23.

2.2 The Committee scrutinised the Electoral Commission on their financial estimate for 2023-24 and supplementary estimate 2022-23.

2.3 The Committee noted a letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution on the Electoral Commission’s report on the electoral pilot scheme.

2.4 The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution on the estimate as part of the consultation required under paragraph 16A(8)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

3.1 The motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting under Standing Order 17.42(vi) was agreed.

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.