Consideration of proposals to amend the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013
The
Committee published its report (PDF, 2MB) in December
2019 and agreed to consult
on a draft Public Audit (Amendment) Wales Bill.
The Public Audit (Wales) Act
2013
was introduced in July 2012 and became law in Wales on 29 April 2013. The Act
aimed to strengthen and improve the accountability and governance arrangements
relating to the Auditor General for Wales and the Wales Audit Office whilst
protecting the Auditor General for Wales independence and objectivity.
The Finance Committee of the National Assembly
for Wales conducted post-legislative scrutiny of the Act, which focused on two
areas:
1. Exploring issues
raised
by the Auditor General for Wales and Wales Audit Office in regard of the Public
Audit (Wales) Act 2013; including:
- Fee charging
- Quorum arrangements of the Wales Audit Office board
- Wales Audit Office reporting arrangements
- Issues with laying and reporting accounts
2. Considering to what extent other aspects
of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 may benefit from revision.
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Date, Agenda and Minutes |
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Auditor General for Scotland Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for
Scotland Diane McGiffen, Chief Operating Officer,
Audit Scotland |
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Chartered Institute for Public Finance
and Accountancy Alan Bermingham, Policy Manager,
Governments, Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy |
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Audited bodies Huw
Thomas, Director of Finance, Hywel Dda University Health Board Lynne
Hamilton, Director of Finance, Swansea Bay University Health Board John
Rae, Director of Resources, Welsh Local Government Association |
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Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Rebecca
Evans AM, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, Welsh Government |
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Auditor General for Wales and Wales Audit Office Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales Isobel Everett, Chair of the Wales Audit Office Martin Peters, Head of Law and Ethics, Wales Audit Office Steve O’Donoghue, Director of Finance, Wales Audit Office |
Read
transcript of Evidence Session 5 |
Business type: Committee Inquiry
Reason considered: Assembly Business;
First published: 26/06/2018
Documents
- Letter from Suzy Davies AM, Commissioner for Budget and Governance – 27 June 2019
PDF 397 KB - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - 27 June 2019 PDF 260 KB
- Letter to Suzy Davies AM, Commissioner for Budget and Governance – 4 June 2019 PDF 153 KB
- Letter to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – 4 June 2019 PDF 164 KB
- Letter to the Auditor General for Wales and the Chair of the Wales Audit Office Board – 26 March 2019 PDF 153 KB
- Letter to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – 26 March 2019 PDF 172 KB
- Letter to Suzy Davies AM, Commissioner for Budget and Governance – 26 March 2019 PDF 172 KB
- Letter to the Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office – 25 March 2019 PDF 172 KB
- Letter to the Auditor General for Northern Ireland – 25 March 2019 PDF 172 KB
- Letter to the Auditor General for Scotland – 18 March 2019 PDF 172 KB
- Letter to the Auditor General for Wales - 17 April 2018 PDF 159 KB
- Letter from the Auditor General for Wales - 21 June 2018 PDF 953 KB
- Letter to the Auditor General for Wales - 17 July 2018 PDF 119 KB
- Letter from Auditor General for Scotland to Chair - 22 May 2019 PDF 395 KB
- Written evidence submitted by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - July 2019 PDF 181 KB View as HTML (15) 1 KB
- Written evidence: Welsh Local Government Association - July 2019 PDF 179 KB View as HTML (16) 28 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to RSM UK Audit LLP – 10 October 2019 PDF 132 KB
- Letter from RSM UK Audit LLP to the Chair of the Finance Committee – 16 October 2019 PDF 53 KB
Consultations
