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Agenda - Public Accounts Committee - 28 September 2022

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Public Accounts Committee Agenda

Date:  28th September 2022

Time:  12:00pm – 3:00pm

Venue:  Blampied Room, States Building

The meeting is closed to the public under Standing Order 138(6) of the States of Jersey

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

  1. Procedural and Administrative Matters

To consider and make decisions, set out in the attached paper regarding the following:

  1. Vice-Chair
  2. Day and time of regular meetings
  3. Oral and written evidence
  4. Individual matters
  1. Declarations and Conflicts of Interest

Members will be asked to note the declaration of interests section in the Scrutiny and Public Accounts Committee Proceedings Code of Practice and consider declaring any relevant interests.

  1. Working Practices
  1. To  consider  and  agree  the  Committee’s  future  working  practices,  including consideration of Committee communication, use of Microsoft Teams, the conduct of meetings and Committee Key Performance Indicators
  2. To note the Code of Practice for Scrutiny Panels and, in particular, the role of the Committee and Panel Officer
  1. Scrutiny Member Training
  1. To note training on effective scrutiny taking place on 30th September 2022 at Sy. Pauls Centre for all scrutiny and non-executive Members  
  2. To note arrangements for a proposed visit to the House of Commons  
  3. To note arrangements for training in relation to Microsoft Teams

COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL REPORTS

  1. Cyber Security Arrangements

To note the executive response to the C&AG report ‘Cyber Security Arrangements’ and to discuss any further comments or actions

  1. Governance of the States of Jersey Police (Follow up Report)

To note the executive response to the C&AG report ‘Governance of the States of Jersey Police (Follow up Report)’ and to discuss any further comments or actions  

  1. COVID-19 Response – Test and Trace and Vaccination Programme

To note the executive response to the C&AG report ‘COVID-19 Response – Test and Trace and Vaccination Programme’ and to discuss any further comments or actions  

  1. Government’s Response to COVID-19 Response – Governance, Risk Management and Decision Making

To note the executive response to the C&AG report ‘Government’s Response to COVID- 19 Response – Governance, Risk Management and Decision Making’ and to discuss any further comments or actions

  1. States Employment Board – Follow up

To note the executive response to the C&AG report ‘States Employment Board – Follow up’ has been requested and is due on 25th October 2022.

SCRUTINY MATTERS  

  1. Work Programme
  1. To note the legacy report of the former Public Accounts Committee
  2. To  consider  the  C&AG’s  audit  plan  update  (July  2022)  and  to  discuss  the Committee’s own work programme
  3. To note and approve letters to the Chief Executive and Director Generals in relation to their priorities arising from C&AG and PAC recommendations
  1. States Annual Report and Accounts 2021 Review

To note a draft Scoping Document and Terms of Reference for the Committee’s proposed review of the States Annual Report and Accounts 2021 and to discuss and agree further actions.

  1. Six-Month update report

To note the publication of R.122/2022 ‘Finance Law Delegation Report January to June 2022’ and to agree any further actions.

  1. Future Meetings

To note that the Committee’s next scheduled meeting will take place at 12:00pm on Wednesday 12th October 2022 in the Blampied Room, States Building.