Public Accounts Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:00 - 11:00

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:

http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_700008_02_07_2013&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Darren Millar (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM

Jocelyn Davies

Mike Hedges

Sandy Mewies

Julie Morgan

Jenny Rathbone

Aled Roberts

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office

Mike Usher, Wales Audit Office

Dave Thomas, Wales Audit Office

Kate Chamberlain, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales

Mandy Collins, Health Inspectorate Wales

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Tom Jackson (Clerk)

Daniel Collier (Deputy Clerk)

Joanest Jackson (Legal Advisor)

 

 

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public.

 

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2    An Overview of Governance Arrangements of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board: Briefing on the joint review by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and the Wales Audit Office

2.1 The Chair welcomed Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales; Mike Usher, Wales Audit Office; Dave Thomas, Wales Audit Office; Kate Chamberlain, Chief Executive, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales; and Many Collins, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales.

 

2.2 The Chair invited the Auditor General for Wales and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales to brief the Committee on the findings of their review ‘An Overview of Governance Arrangements – Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’.

 

 

 

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3    Papers to note

3.1 The Committee noted the response to action points from the Welsh Government.

 

3.2 The Committee noted its draft work programme for the summer term 2013.

 

3.3 The Committee noted the minutes of the meeting on 25 June 2013.

 

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

 

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5    Consideration of the handling of the joint review by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and the Wales Audit Office: An Overview of Governance Arrangements of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

5.1 The Committee discussed the findings of the report ‘An Overview of Governance Arrangements of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’ and agreed to conduct a short inquiry before the end of the summer term.

 

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6    Consideration of draft Committee report 'The Procurement and Management of Consultancy Services'

6.1 Owing to time restrictions, the Committee agreed to postpone its consideration of the draft Committee report ‘The Procurement and Management of Consultancy Services’ to its next meeting.

 

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