Public Accounts Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:00 - 10:45

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_29_05_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Darren Millar (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar

Mike Hedges

Julie Morgan

Gwyn Price

Jenny Rathbone

Aled Roberts

Lindsay Whittle

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

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

Mike Usher, Wales Audit Office

Phil Jarrold, WCVA

Graham Benfield, WCVA

 

 

 

 

 

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 the Members and members of the Public to the meeting.

 

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2.  Grants Management in Wales - Evidence from the Welsh Council for Voluntary Action

2.1 The Chair welcomed Graham Benfield, Chief Executive, WCVA and Phil Jarrold, Deputy Chief Executive, WCVA.

 

2.2 Members questioned the witnesses.

 

2.3 The WCVA agreed to provide:

 

·         Examples of good and bad practice across Wales in the implementation of grants management and procurement to deliver services that meet the complex needs of communities.

  

 

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

Items 4 and 5

 

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4.  Consideration of evidence on Grants Management in Wales

4.1 The Committee discussed the evidence on its inquiry on Grants Management in Wales.

 

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5.  Papers to note

5.1 The Committee ratified the minutes of the meeting on 22 May 2012. 

 

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