Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 24/02/2020 - Public Accounts Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(13.00)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2        Apologies were received from Rhianon Passmore AM.

(13.00 - 13.15)

2.

Paper(s) to note

Minutes:

2.1 The papers were noted.

2.2 The Committee agreed that the Chair would respond to the Auditor General for Wales’s consultation on future audit arrangements for Town and Community Councils.

2.1

Ministerial Direction - NHS pension arrangements for 2019/20: Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services (4 February 2020)

Supporting documents:

2.2

Financial Management and Governance in Community Councils: Letter from the Welsh Government (31 January 2020) and Auditor General for Wales Report - Financial management and governance – Community and town councils 2018-19 (6 February 2020)

Auditor General for Wales Report - Financial management and governance – Community and town councils 2018-19

 

Welsh Government Statement: Support for Financial Management and Governance in the Community and Town Council Sector in Wales in 2020-21(12 February 2020)

 

Supporting documents:

2.3

Medicines Management: Letter from the Welsh Government (10 February 2020)

Supporting documents:

2.4

Public Procurement: Letter from the Welsh Government (11 February 2020)

Supporting documents:

2.5

NHS Wales Informatics Services: Letter from the Welsh Government (11 February 2020)

Supporting documents:

(13.15 - 14.15)

3.

Effectiveness of Local Planning Authorities in Wales: Evidence Session with the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Research Briefing

PAC(5)-07-20 Paper 1 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

 

Nick Bennett - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Members questioned Nick Bennett, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales as part of the Committee’s inquiry into the Effectiveness of Local Planning Authorities in Wales.

 

(14.20 - 15.45)

4.

Effectiveness of Local Planning Authorities in Wales: Evidence session with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

PAC(5)-07-20 Paper 2 – Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

PAC(5)-07-20 Paper 3 – Future Generations Commissioner for Wales’ response to the Welsh Government’s National Development Framework for Wales

 

Sophie Howe - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Marie Brousseau-Navarro - Director of Policy, Legislation and Innovation, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Office

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Members questioned Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and Marie Brousseau-Navarro as part of the Committee’s inquiry into the Effectiveness of Local Planning Authorities in Wales.

 

(15.45)

5.

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

Item 6 and Item 1 of the meeting on 2 March 2020

Minutes:

5.1 The Motion was agreed.

(15.45 - 16.15)

6.

Effectiveness of Local Planning Authorities in Wales: Consideration of evidence received

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.