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Finance Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 9 November 2023 09.30

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Owain Roberts

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Transcript: Transcript for 09/11/2023 - Finance Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
		Registration (09.00-09.15)
		Private Pre-meeting (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 meetings held on 11 October and 18 October. Supporting documents: Minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2023 , item 2. PDF 54 KB View as HTML (2./1) 36 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 11 October 2023 , item 2. PDF 67 KB View as HTML (2./2) 32 KB Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Independent Review of Landfill Disposals Tax - 18 October 2023 View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 PTN 1 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Independent Review of Landfill Disposals Tax - 18 Oct 2023 , item 2.1 PDF 211 KB
	2.2	PTN 2 - Letter from Disability Wales: Specific financial support for disabled people in the 2024-25 budget - 19 October 2023 View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: ?FIN(6)-18-23 PTN 2 - Letter from Disability Wales: Specific financial support for disabled people in the 2024-25 budget - 19 October 2023 , item 2.2 PDF 164 KB
	2.3	PTN 3 - Letter from the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Members Pension Scheme - 23 October 2023 View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 PTN 3 - Letter from the Independent Remuneration Board of the Senedd on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Members Pension Scheme - 23 October 2023 , item 2.3 PDF 134 KB
	2.4	PTN 4 - Additional information from the Senedd Commission in relation to the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 31 October 2023 View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 PTN 4 - Additional information from the Senedd Commission in relation to the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 31 October 2023 , item 2.4 PDF 287 KB
	2.5	PTN 5 - Letter from Audit Wales to the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee: Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 3 November 2023 View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 PTN 5 - Letter from Audit Wales to the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee: The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill - 3 November 2023 , item 2.5 PDF 161 KB
	2.6	PTN 6 - Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee: Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill - 3 November 2023 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 PTN 6 - Letter from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee: Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill - 3 November 2023 , item 2.6 PDF 206 KB
(09.30-10.30)	3.	Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Evidence session View the background to item 3. Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales Kathryn Chamberlain, Chair of the Wales Audit Office, Audit Wales Kevin Thomas, Executive Director of Corporate Services Ann-Marie Harkin, Executive Director of Audit Services Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 P1- Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2025 FIN(6)-18-23 P2 – Supporting information for the Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2025 FIN(6)-18-23 P3 – Interim Report – An assessment of progress made against our 2023-24 Annual Plan during the period 1 April to 30 September 2023 Research Service Brief Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 P1- Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2024 , item 3. PDF 596 KB FIN(6)-18-23 P2 – Supporting information for the Estimate of Income and Expenses for Audit Wales for the year ended 31 March 2024 , item 3. PDF 950 KB FIN(6)-18-23 P3 – Interim Report – An assessment of progress made against our 2022-23 Annual Plan during the period 1 April to 30 September 2022 , item 3. PDF 756 KB Restricted enclosure 22 View the reasons why document 3./4 is restricted Minutes: 3.1 The Committee took evidence on Audit Wales’s Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24 from the Auditor General for Wales; Chair of the Wales Audit Office; and Audit Wales officials.
(10.30)	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The motion was agreed.
(10.30-10.45)	5.	Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2024-25 and Interim Report 2023-24: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
(10.45-11.15)	6.	Budget Process Protocol View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 P4 – Update on changes to the Budget Process Protocol Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 24 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Budget Process Protocol and agreed to write to the Minister for Finance and Local Government and consult with the Directly Funded Bodies.
(11.15-11.30)	7.	Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum: Update View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: FIN(6)-18-23 P5 - Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 26 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the paper on the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum.

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