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Public Accounts Committee
Record of Meeting
Date: 2nd November 2016
Present | Deputy A. Lewis , Chairman Connétable A.S. Crowcroft , Vice-Chairman Connétable C.H. Taylor Deputy J.A. Martin Mr G. Drinkwater Mr M. Robinson |
Apologies | Mr R. Parker |
In attendance | Mrs K. McConnell, Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) (Items) Mr S. Warr en, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Items ) Ms C. Tomlinson, PAC Officer Mrs. J. Hales , Scrutiny Officer |
Ref Back | Agenda matter | Action |
| 1. Apologies Apologies were received from Mr R. Parker. |
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03.10.16 Item 11 | 2. PAC Symposium The Chairman and Vice-Chairman reported back on the recent PAC Symposium held in London, and the Committee noted the itinerary. |
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| 3. Next Meetings The Committee agreed its next meeting would be on 14th November 2016. It also agreed a schedule of meetings for 2017, which would include public hearings and review discussions. |
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03.10.16 Item 6 512/28 | 4. Financial Management The Committee noted the Executive Response had now been received. It noted that the timetable for implementation of some of the recommendations was late 2017 and agreed to notify the Executive that it would request written updates by June 2017, and would seek a follow-up hearing in September 2017. | CT |
03.10.16 Item 7 512/30 | 5. Travel and Accommodation Expenses Review The Committee agreed amendments to the wording of recommendations 3, 5, 7, and 8 and an additional sentence in the Chairman's Foreword of the Report. Subject to those amendments, it signed off the review and agreed the following timetable:
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| The Committee agreed it would consider the wording of the Chairman's Statement to the States Assembly on 15th November and would devise questions to be asked of him in the States, in connection with the Review. |
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03.10.16 Item 8 512/29 | 6. Fuel Farm Lease Renewal The Committee agreed that it would discuss the draft report, including findings and recommendations, at the next meeting of 14th November, and requested the Officer to send the substantive body of the report to the stakeholders in advance of that meeting. | CT |
512/1(8) | 7. C&AG – Jersey Audit Office Audit Plan The C&AG presented a confidential verbal update on the progress of the reviews she was undertaking including the Jersey Innovation Fund, Arms-Length Organisations, the decision making around the siting of the proposed Jersey hospital, Private Patients Income, and Small Grants and Loans. The Committee agreed to request an Executive Response in relation to the Use of Consultants Report. It also noted a Board of Governance for the Comptroller and Auditor General had now been appointed. | CT |
03.10.16 Item 10 512/32 | 8. eGov Report Mr M. Robinson reported on information received from the eGov Programme Director and agreed to hold a meeting with the Director of Digital Jersey, in early 2017, to explore his views on the eGov programme. | CT |
| 9. Future Reviews The Committee agreed that individual members would lead on specific reviews in 2017, and would work with the Officer on Terms of Reference and Scoping Documents for circulation to the rest of the Committee. Suggestions included the siting of the Police Station ( Connétable C.H. Taylor ), Road Surfacing costs ( Connétable C.H. Taylor ) and Job Evaluations (Mr.M. Robinson). The Committee also agreed it would wish to follow up on its review of Travel and Accommodation expenditure with a further review of States Officers' expenses, as this aspect had fallen outside the scope of the first review. The Committee also agreed it was likely to follow up with its own reviews of C&AG reports, including the Jersey Innovation Fund, Arms-Length Organisations, Use of Consultants, and Estate and Asset Management. | CT |