Public Accounts Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09: - 11:00

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_02_10_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Darren Millar (Chair)

Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM

Mike Hedges

Julie Morgan

Gwyn R Price

Jenny Rathbone

Aled Roberts

Lindsay Whittle

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

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

Terry Jones, Technical Manager, Wales Audit Office

Kevin Thomas, Assistant Auditor General, Wales Audit Office

Ann Marie Hawkins, Wales Audit Office

 

 

 

 

 

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 to the meeting.

 

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2.  Auditor General for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012

2.1 The Committee welcomed Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales; Kevin Thomas, Assistant Auditor General for Wales; Ann Marie Hawkins, Group Director; and Terry Jones, Technical Manager.

 

2.2 The Chair invited the Auditor General for Wales to present his Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012.

 

2.2 The Committee questioned the Auditor General for Wales on his annual report and accounts.

 

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3.  Advice from the Auditor General for Wales on the Welsh Government's response to A Picture of Public Services

3.1 The Chair welcomed Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for wales; and Mark Jeffs, Wales Audit Office to the meeting.

 

3.2 The Auditor General for Wales advised the Committee on the Welsh Government’s response to the Committee’s report A Picture of Public Services.

 

 

 

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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.  Handling of Wales Audit Office report on Health Finances

5.1 The Committee discussed how it wished to handle the Auditor General’s report on Health Finances.

 

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6.  Forward Work Programme - autumn 2012

6.1 The Committee discussed its work programme for the autumn term 2012.

 

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7.  Auditor General for Wales's Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012 - Committee's consideration

7.1 The Committee discussed the Auditor General’s Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012.

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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