Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Fay Buckle 

Expected timing: Private Meeting 

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(14.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1       The Chair welcomed Members of the Committee.

1.2       There were no apologies.

(14.00 - 14.05)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The minutes were agreed.

(14.05 - 14.15)

3.

Inquiry into regulatory oversight of Housing Associations

PAC(5)-10-16 Paper 1- Consultation Letter

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Members noted that the written consultation opened today and closes on 5 January 2017.

3.2 Members noted the stakeholder event being held on 5 December with housing association tenants.

3.3 Members raised a number of points to be included in the questioning for the evidence sessions.

(14.15 - 14.45)

4.

Regional Education Consortia: Auditor General for Wales Memorandum

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-10-16 Paper 2 - Auditor General for Wales Memorandum

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor General for Wales on his recently published Memorandum on Regional Education Consortia.

4.2 Members agreed to undertake an inquiry in this issue in spring 2017.

(14.45 - 15.15)

5.

Scrutiny of Accounts: Consideration and agreement of the draft report

PAC(5)-10-16 Paper 3 – Draft Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Auditor General for Wales advised that he wished to comment on the report in writing and as such the item was deferred for a future meeting.

(15.25 - 17.00)

6.

Review of the Committees ways of working

Kate Faragher – Bespokeskills

Minutes:

6.1 The Chair welcomed Kate Faragher from Bespokeskills to Committee.

6.2 Kate Faragher gave Members feedback on their role as PAC Members and the way the Committee is working following her earlier session held as part of the Committee’s induction programme in September 2016.

6.3 Members requested a further session on their performance in summer 2017.