- Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
- Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
- Children's Commissioner for Wales
- Welsh Language Commissioner
- the Arts Council of Wales
Public Accounts Committee – work for the Autumn Term 2014
Published 29/10/2014   |   Last Updated 29/10/2014
The Public Accounts Committee has so far had a busy Autumn term with a number of important scrutiny sessions already having taken place.
These include scrutiny of the accounts of the Welsh Government, the National Assembly for Wales and some independent commissioners that have an important role in holding the Welsh Government to account.
The Committee’s scrutiny of accounts is a new and important piece of work for the PAC, and members are looking to find out how value for money is being achieved, and ensure appropriate governance arrangements are in place. The Committee was essentially asking who watches the watchdogs?
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Evidence sessions on the scrutiny of accounts began on Monday 22 September, when the Committee took evidence on the Welsh Government’s accounts from its Permanent Secretary, Sir Derek Jones.
The sessions continued on Tuesday 23 September with evidence from the National Assembly for Wales’s Commission http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/6ff09036-15d6-4282-ad95-f7d6e4ca15dc?autostart=True.
After carefully scrutinising the Government and legislature, on Tuesday 7 October and Monday 13 October the Committee turned its attention to scrutinising the accounts of Wales’s independent Commissioners, this included evidence sessions with: