Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Bethan Davies 

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Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09:00 - 10:00)

1.

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2015-16: Consideration of draft report

FIN(4)-20-14 Paper 1

Minutes:

1.1 The Committee made amendments to the draft report and agreed a final version to be published on 11 November 2014.

Transcript

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(10:00)

2.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee and noted that apologies had been received by Alun Ffred Jones and Ann Jones.

(10.00 - 10.05)

3.

Papers to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The papers were noted.

(10.05 - 10.30)

4.

Wales Audit Office: Scrutiny of Auditor General for Wales' Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14

FIN (4)-21-14 Paper 2

Research brief

 

Isobel Garner, Chair, Wales Audit Office Board

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales

Steven O’Donoghue, Director of Finance, Wales Audit Office

Kevin Thomas, Director of Corporate Services, Wales Audit Office

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee handled items 4-7 together.

 

4.2 Members scrutinised Isobel Garner, Chair; Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales; Steven O’Donoghue, Director of Finance and Kevin Thomas, Director of Corporate Services on the Auditor General for Wales’ Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14.

(10.30 - 11.00)

5.

Wales Audit Office: Estimate of income and expenses 2015-16

FIN(4)-21-14 Paper 3

Supporting documents:

(11.00 - 11.05)

6.

Wales Audit Office: External Audit Report on the Accounts 2013-14

FIN (4)-21-14 Paper 4

FIN (4)-21-14 Paper 5

Supporting documents:

(11.05 - 11.15)

7.

Wales Audit Office: Interim Report 2014-15

FIN(4)-21-14 Paper 6

Supporting documents:

(11:15 - 12:15)

8.

Public Service Ombudsman for Wales: Scrutiny of estimate for 2015-16

FIN(4)-21-14 Paper 7

Research brief

 

Nick Bennett - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Dave Meadon – Financial Accountant, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Susan Hudson – Policy and Communications Manager, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

8.1 Members scrutinised Nick Bennett, Public Service Ombudsman for Wales; David Meaden, Financial Accountant and Susan Hudson, Policy and Communications Manager on the Public Service Ombudsman for Wales’ estimate for 2015-16.

9.

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

Items 7 and 8 and the meetings of 10 November 2014 (if required) and 12 November 2014

Minutes:

9.1 The motion was agreed.

(12:15 - 12:45)

10.

Wales Audit Office: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

10.1 The Committee considered the evidence and noted that a draft report will be prepared for consideration at the Committee meeting scheduled for 12 November 2014.

(12:45 - 13:15)

11.

Public Service Ombudsman for Wales: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

11.1 The Committee considered the evidence and noted that a draft report will be prepared for consideration at the Committee meeting scheduled for 12 November 2014.