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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 22 September 2022 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 22/09/2022 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
		Private pre-meeting - Informal (09.15-09.30)
(09.30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Finance Committee.
(09.30)	2.	Paper(s) to note View the background to item 2. Minutes of the meeting held on 30 June 2022 Minutes of the meeting held on 7 July 2022 Supporting documents: Minutes of the meeting held on 30 June 2022 , item 2. PDF 91 KB View as HTML (2./1) 41 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 7 July 2022 , item 2. PDF 45 KB View as HTML (2./2) 26 KB Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Counsel General to LJC Committee: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 12 July 2022 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 PTN 1 - Letter from the Counsel General to LJC Committee: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 12 July 2022 , item 2.1 PDF 293 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Statement of Principles for Directly Funded Bodies – 14 July 2022 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Statement of Principles for Directly Funded Bodies – 14 July 2022 , item 2.2 PDF 207 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government's Finance Committee - 20 July 2022 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 PTN 3 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government's Finance Committee - 20 July 2022 , item 2.3 PDF 203 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Additional information from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: First Supplementary Budget 2022-23 - 26 July 2022 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 PTN 4 - Additional information from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: First Supplementary Budget 2022-23 - 26 July 2022 , item 2.4 PDF 278 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 consultation - 5 August 2022 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 PTN 5 - Letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 consultation - 5 August 2022 , item 2.5 PDF 152 KB
	2.6	PTN 6 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Report on Outturn 2020-21 - 5 August 2022 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 PTN 6 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Report on Outturn 2020-21 - 5 August 2022 , item 2.6 PDF 543 KB
	2.7	PTN 7 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government response to First Supplementary budget 2022-23 report / EU Funding arrangements - 22 August 2022 View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 PTN 7 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government response to First Supplementary budget 2022-23 report / EU Funding arrangements - 22 August 2022 , item 2.7 PDF 394 KB
	2.8	PTN 8 - Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee: Complaints Standards work - 7 September 2022 View the background to item 2.8 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 PTN 8 - Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee: Complaints Standards work - 7 September 2022 , item 2.8 PDF 869 KB
(09.30-10.00)	3.	Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Welsh Revenue Authority View the background to item 3. Ruth Glazzard, Minister’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Welsh Revenue Authority Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 P1 - Pre-appointment briefing FIN(6)-17-22 P2 - Preferred candidate’s application/CV FIN(6)-17-22 P3 - Candidate information pack Research Service Brief Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 P1 - Pre-appointment briefing , item 3. PDF 312 KB FIN(6)-17-22 P2 - Preferred candidate’s application/CV , item 3. PDF 101 KB FIN(6)-17-22 P3 - Candidate information pack , item 3. PDF 774 KB Restricted enclosure 26 View the reasons why document 3./4 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee conducted a Pre-appointment Hearing of the Welsh Government’s preferred candidate for the position of Chair of the Welsh Revenue Authority, Ruth Glazzard.
(10.00)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from from items 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11; and the start of the meeting on 29 September 2022 View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
(10.00-10.15)	5.	Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Welsh Revenue Authority: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the appropriateness of the preferred candidate.
(10.15-11.00)	6.	Post-EU funding arrangements: Consideration of draft report View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 P4 – Draft report FIN(6)-17-22 P5 - Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales: Additional Information following the evidence session on 30 June 2022 – 14 July 2022 Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 28 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted FIN(6)-17-22 P5 - Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales: Additional Information following the evidence session on 30 June 2022 - 14 July 2022 , item 6. PDF 508 KB Minutes: 6.1 The Committee agreed the draft report with minor changes.
		Public
11.00-12.00	7.	Audit Wales – Scrutiny of the Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 and the Annual Plan 2022-23: Evidence session View the background to item 7. Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales Lindsay Foyster, Chair of the Wales Audit Office Kevin Thomas, Executive Director of Corporate Services Ann-Marie Harkin, Executive Director of Audit Services Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 P6 - Audit Wales: Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 FIN(6)-17-22 P7 - Audit Wales: Audit Findings report – Year Ended 31 March 2022 FIN(6)-17-22 P8 - Audit Wales: Annual Plan 2022-23 FIN(6)-17-22 P9 - Audit Wales: Consultation on Fee Scales 2023-24 Research Service Brief Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 P6 - Audit Wales: Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 , item 7. PDF 4 MB FIN(6)-17-22 P7 - Audit Wales: Audit Findings report – Year Ended 31 March 2022 , item 7. PDF 323 KB FIN(6)-17-22 P8 - Audit Wales: Annual Plan 2022-23 , item 7. PDF 901 KB FIN(6)-17-22 P9 - Audit Wales: Consultation on Fee Scales 2023-24 , item 7. PDF 443 KB Restricted enclosure 35 View the reasons why document 7./5 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee took evidence from the Auditor General for Wales; Chair of the Wales Audit Office; and Audit Wales officials. 7.2 Audit Wales agreed to provide further details at the appropriate time on the actual costs for: · the audit of the Welsh Government's 2020-21 accounts.
(12.00-12.30)	8.	Audit Wales - Supplementary Estimate 2022-23: Evidence session View the background to item 8. Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales Lindsay Foyster, Chair of the Wales Audit Office Kevin Thomas, Executive Director of Corporate Services Laurie Davies, Head of Business Services Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 P10 - Letter from Audit Wales: Our Future Workplaces - 7 September 2022 FIN(6)-17-22 P11 - Supplementary Estimate 2022-23: Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 P10 - Letter from Audit Wales: Our Future Workplaces - 7 September 2022 , item 8. PDF 317 KB FIN(6)-17-22 P11 - Supplementary Estimate 2022-23: Explanatory Memorandum , item 8. PDF 842 KB Minutes: 8.1 The Committee took evidence from the Auditor General for Wales; Chair of the Wales Audit Office; and Audit Wales officials. 8.2 Audit Wales agreed to provide further details at the appropriate time on the actual costs for: · dilapidations for Cathedral Rd.
		Private
(12.30-12.35)	9.	Audit Wales - Supplementary Estimate 2022-23: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 9. Minutes: 9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received and agreed in principle to the funding request.
(12.35-12.45)	10.	Audit Wales – Scrutiny of the Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 and the Annual Plan 2022-23: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 10. Minutes: 10.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(12.45-13.00)	11.	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - Approach to budget scrutiny View the background to item 11. Supporting documents: FIN(6)-17-22 P12 Approach to budget scrutiny FIN(6)-17-22 P13 Consultation letter Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 40 View the reasons why document 11./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 41 View the reasons why document 11./2 is restricted Minutes: 11.1 The Committee considered the papers on the approach to budget scrutiny.
(13.00-13.10)	12.	Financial implications of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill View the background to item 12. Supporting documents: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill (PDF, 227KB) Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 1.5MB) Research Service Brief Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 43 View the reasons why document 12./1 is restricted Minutes: 12.1 The Committee considered the supporting documents and agreed to take evidence from the Minister for Climate Change on the Financial implications of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill.

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