Senedd Commission                                    

 

Venue:

Conference Room 4B - Tŷ Hywel

 

Date:

Wednesday, 3 December 2025

 

Time:

12. - 13.15

 

 

 

Minutes:  SC(6)2025(10)    Cwbl Gyfrinachol  |  Strictly Confidential

 

 

 

Commission Members:

 

Rt. Hon. Elin Jones MS (Chair)

Janet Finch-Saunders MS

Lesley Griffiths MS

Adam Price MS

Joyce Watson MS

 

 

 

 

 

Officials present:

 

Manon Antoniazzi, Chief Executive and Clerk

Arwyn Jones, Director of Communications and Engagement

Julian Luke, Director of Senedd Business, Director of Senedd Business

Ed Williams, Director of Senedd Resources

Leanne Baker, Chief People Officer

Lisa Bowkett, Chief Finance Officer, Senedd Commission

Matthew Richards, Head of Legal Services

Sulafa Thomas, Head of Commission and Member Support

Gwion Evans, Head of the Llywydd's Private Office

Elin Roberts, Clerk to Executive Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others in attendance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1      Introduction

 

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1.a  Introduction and apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

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1.b  Declarations of interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

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1.c   Minutes of the previous meeting

 

Commissioners agreed the Minutes of the meeting on 3 November 2025 would be considered at their 15 December meeting.

 

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2      Rateable Value Appeal

 

Commissioners were advised that the Commission had recently been notified that an appeal undertaken by Avison Young to correct the rateable value of the Cardiff Bay estate, backdated to 2017, had been successful and a refund was due of £3.6m in total.

They discussed the options and advice relating to the refund and agreed to support retention of £644k of the total refund due (£3.603million) to complete specified priority works on the Senedd building before the end of the financial year.

 

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3      Any other business

 

None

 

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