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Public Accounts Committee
Record of Meeting
Date: 23rd June 2014 Meeting No: 49
Present | Deputy T. Vallois, Chairman Senator S.C. Ferguson Deputy G.C.L. Baudains Mr. I. Ridgeway Mr. R. Parker |
Apologies | Deputy R. Rondel Mr. J. Mills, C.B.E. |
Absent |
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In attendance | Mrs. K .McConnell, Comptroller and Auditor General Mr. I. Clarkson, Officer to the Public Accounts Committee |
Ref Back | Agenda matter | Action |
| 1. Records of Meetings The record of the meeting held on 2nd June 2014 was approved and signed. |
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Item 2 28.04.14 | 2. Conflicts of Interest No conflicts of interest were declared. |
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Item 3 02.06.14 512/18 | 3. Grant to Canbedone Productions Limited The Committee noted that the Chief Minister's Department had been contacted regarding the anticipated additional response to the Committee's supplementary report. It was now anticipated that the additional response would be forwarded to the Committee prior to the end of July 2014. The Committee recalled that on 17th June 2014 the Minister for Economic Development had advised the States Assembly that he would – be making a statement to Members about the exact position that we are in with regard to this particular film and investment funding.' The Committee noted the position and resolved to await the statement. | IC |
Item 4 02.06.14 512/1(30) | 4. Working Practices The Committee noted that the matter of digital first working was being actively progressed by the Scrutiny Manager and the Chairmen's Committee in conjunction with the Privileges and Procedures Committee. An update on progress would be provided in due course. On a related matter, the Committee noted that individual Scrutiny Panels were broadly content with the structure and quality of departmental responses to initial information requests. | Chair- man / IC |
Item 11 02.06.14 1443/10 (60) | 5 Internal Audit Review The Committee considered transcripts of the public hearings held on 2nd June 2014 with the following witnesses in attendance – The Chief Executive, States of Jersey The Treasurer of the States The Chief Internal Auditor The Committee concluded that the hearings had tended to increase the Committee's level of concern in a number of areas including, but not exclusive to –
The Committee noted that the C&AG was minded to include in her audit plan a further review of the Internal Audit function for 2015. The Committee instructed its officer to prepare a draft report for consideration at the Committee's next scheduled meeting. | IC |
Item 1 13.06.14 1443/10 (57) | 6. Draft Comptroller and Auditor General (Jersey) Law 201- The Committee noted that the draft Comptroller and Auditor General (Jersey) Law 201- was scheduled for debate during July 2014. | Cttee |
Item 7 02.06.14 512/20 | 7. Integrated Care Records The Committee, having considered a further draft of its final report, confirmed that it was content with the format and content of the same. The Committee instructed its officer to forward the body of the report to key witnesses for comment in accordance with the Code of Practice for Scrutiny and the Public Accounts Committee. It further resolved to meet and consider comments as soon as possible following receipt. | IC |
Item 8 02.06.14 512/1(8) | 8. Comptroller and Auditor General: work programme The Committee received an oral update on progress against the audit plan. |
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Item 6 13.01.14 512/1(8) | 9. Comptroller and Auditor General: review of governance of States of Jersey Pension Schemes The Committee noted a report on the governance of States of Jersey Pension Schemes. |
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| 10. Comptroller and Auditor General: review of Housing Department maintenance The Committee noted a draft project specification for a review of housing maintenance. |
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Item 13 02.06.14 | 11. Future meetings The Committee noted its remaining meeting dates in 2014 as follows - Monday 18th August Monday 15th September |
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Signed Date: ..
Chairman
Public Accounts Committee