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(09:00) |
Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed the
Members to Committee. 1.2 The Chair advised
Committee that William Graham was elected to the Committee on Tuesday but had sent
his apologies due to a diary clash. 1.3 Apologies were received from
Sandy Mewies. Christine Chapman substituted. 1.4 The Chair welcomed Kate
Kuring, a performance audit manager from the Victorian Auditor General’s Office
(VAGO) in Australia, who is visiting the
WAO as part of a study tour of the UK audit offices |
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(09:00-09:05) |
Papers to note Supporting documents: Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted. |
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Senior Management Pay: Letter from Richard Tompkins, Director of NHS Wales Employers (3 March 2014) Supporting documents: |
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Senior Management Pay: Additional information from Peter Smith, The Hay Group (March 2014) Supporting documents: |
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Senior Management Pay: Amended paper from the Welsh Local Government Association (March 2014) Supporting documents: |
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(09:05) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 Minutes: 3.1 The motion was agreed. |
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(09:05-10:05) |
Senior Management Pay: Briefing from the Wales Audit Office and next steps PAC(4)-10-14(paper 1) PAC(4)-10-14(paper 2) Research Brief – Senior pay in the FE Sector Research Brief – Levels of pay in the public and
private sectors Wales Audit Office Brief – Senior management pay Legal Brief Anthony Barrett – Wales Audit Office Minutes: 4.1 Members received a briefing from the Wales Audit Office
on two Wales Audit Office Public Interests reports, published on 30 January
2014, on Senior Officers’ Pay and Pensions - Carmarthenshire County Council and
Senior Officers’ Pay and Pensions - Pembrokeshire County Council. 4.2 Members agreed to gather more evidence as part of the
inquiry from monitoring officers of local authorities, representatives of FE
and HE sectors and Registered Social Landlords. |
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(10:05-10:25) |
Management of Chronic Conditions: Briefing from the Wales Audit Office PAC(4)-10-14(paper 4) Minutes: 5.1 Members received a briefing from the Wales Audit Office
on the Management of Chronic Conditions. 5.2 It was agreed that the Chair will write to the Welsh
Government seeking a response to the WAO report. 5.3 On receipt of the response, the Committee will consider
whether it will undertake an inquiry into this issue. |
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(10:25-10:45) |
The Welsh Government's location strategy: Briefing from the Wales Audit Office PAC(4)-10-14(paper 5) Minutes: 6.1 Members received a briefing from the Wales Audit Office
on the Welsh Government’s location
strategy. 6.2 It was agreed that the Chair will write to the Welsh
Government seeking a response to the WAO report. 6.3 On receipt of the response, the Committee will consider
whether it will undertake an inquiry into this issue. |
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(11:00-11:20) |
Meeting the Financial Challenges Facing Local Government in Wales: Next steps PAC(4)-10-14 (paper 6) PAC(4)-10-14 (paper 7) Supporting documents: Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the correspondence and agreed that
the Chair should write to the Chair of Communities, Equalities and Local Government
Committee requesting that time be identified, if possible, on the Committee’s
work programme to undertake further work on this issue. 7.2 The Committee agreed to return to this issue on receipt
of the WLGA’s and the Chair of Communities, Equalities and Local Government
Committee responses. |
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(11:20-11:50) |
Forward work programme - Public Accounts Committee PAC(4)-10-14 (paper 8) Minutes: 8.1 The Committee noted the forward work programme. |
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(11:50-12:20) |
Unscheduled Care: Agreement of final report PAC(4)-10-14 (paper 9) Minutes: 9.1 The Committee agreed that reference should be made to the
recently published WAO report on the Management
of Chronic Conditions. A further draft will be sent for final agreement by
email and Members noted that the report will be published on 24 April. |
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(12:20-13:00) |
Covering Teachers’ Absence: Consideration of draft report PAC(4)-10-14 (paper 10) Minutes: 10.1 The Committee considered the draft report and suggested
a number of recommendations.
Members will re-consider a further draft at the next meeting. |