Agenda - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 2 October 2025

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Fay Bowen

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddPAPA@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Private pre-meeting (09.00 - 09.15)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.15)                                                                                                             

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Public meeting (09.15 - 11.05)

 

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2       Paper(s) to note

(09.15 - 09.30)                                                                                                

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2.1   Letter from the Rt Hon Eluned Morgan AS, First Minister of Wales to the Chair regarding the Ministerial Code

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 3)

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2.2   Letter from FDA Cymru | Wales to David Richards, Director, Governance & Ethics - Welsh Government regarding the Ministerial Code

                                                                                                     (Pages 4 - 5)

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2.3   Correspondence between Chair, Finance Committee and Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language regarding planning for Census 2031

                                                                                                     (Pages 6 - 7)

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2.4   Audit Wales' report: Temporary accommodation, long-term crisis?

                                                                                                   (Pages 8 - 45)

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2.5   Audit Wales' report: Welsh Government funding for the failed Porthcawl Maritime Centre

                                                                                                 (Pages 46 - 73)

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Break (09.30 - 09.35)

 

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3       Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2024-25: evidence session with Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd

(09.35 - 11.05)                                                                       (Pages 74 - 118)

Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd

Elin Jones MS, Llywydd

Lisa Bowkett, Chief Finance Officer

Ed Williams, Director of Resources

 

 

Research brief

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

(11.05)                                                                                                             

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Private meeting (11.05 - 12.30)

 

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5       Scrutiny of Accounts - Senedd Commission 2024-25: consideration of evidence

(11.05 - 11.20)                                                                                                

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6       Audit Wales' reports: Temporary accommodation, long-term crisis?

(11.20 - 11.30)                                                                                                

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7       Audit Wales' report: Welsh Government funding for the failed Porthcawl Maritime Centre

(11.30 - 11.40)                                                                                                

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8       Active Travel in Wales: consideration of draft report

(11.40 - 12.10)                                                                     (Pages 119 - 190)

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9       Forward work programme

(12.10 - 12.30)                                                                     (Pages 191 - 195)

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