Agenda and minutes
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Introduction |
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Introduction and apologies Minutes: There were no apologies. |
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Declarations of interest Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: The minutes of 17
September were agreed. |
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Fifth Assembly Transition - welcome, induction and CPD Minutes: The
Commission discussed a paper that provided proposals for welcome and induction
arrangements for Members and their staff following the Assembly election in May
2016. Commissioners
also considered recommendations for an approach to Member and support staff CPD
in the Fifth Assembly, following an in-depth review of the CPD programme in the
Fourth Assembly. These
had been informed by:
Commissioners
agreed that lessons learned from the Fourth Assembly induction and CPD
arrangements should feed into developments for the Fifth Assembly. Commissioners noted that the CPD offer was
highly valued by Members and their support staff and that positive outcomes had
been delivered as reflected in satisfaction surveys. It was agreed that future opportunities would
be presented to Members in a way that recognised their entire range of
responsibilities to ensure the best use of time and value for money. |
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Members' satisfaction survey Minutes: The
Commission considered the results of the fourth annual Member and Support Staff
survey. Thirty
three Members and 107 Support staff had responded to the survey and the
majority of service areas saw an increase in their scores from 2014. Commissioners
recognised the value of such feedback to inform a strategic approach to further
improvement and agreed that the survey results should be shared with Members
and staff. |
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Finance Committee Report on Draft Budget 2016-17 Oral
item. Minutes: The
Commission received the Finance Committee’s report on the Commission’s draft
budget, which had been published. Commissioners
discussed the key recommendations contained in the Committee’s report and
agreed to accept each of them and respond positively to the Finance Committee. |
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Any other business Paper
to Note: Constitutional Change Update Minutes: The Presiding Officer said that she had received
representations about a proposed consultation on a youth parliament. It was agreed that given the positive
reaction to the Assembly’s youth engagement programme, any future developments
would have to be complementary to that and build on the excellent achievements
of that programme. |