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Public Accounts Committee – Approved Committee Minutes - 22 May 2017

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Public Accounts Committee Record of Meeting

Date: 22nd May 2017

 

Present

Deputy J.A. Martin Connétable C.H. Taylor Mr M. Robinson

Mr G. Drinkwater

Mr R. Parker

Apologies

Deputy A.D. Lewis , Chairman

Connétable A.S. Crowcroft , Vice-Chairman

In attendance

Mrs K. McConnell, Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG)

C. Tomlinson, PAC Officer

 

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Agenda matter

Action

 

1. Minutes

The Committee approved the minutes of the meeting of 24th April 2017.  

 

 

2. PAC Work Programme 2017

The Committee agreed amendments to the PAC work programme for 2017, including the extended time for a private meeting to discuss eGov findings and recommendations, before the 19th June public hearing.

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24.04.17 Item 3 512/1(8)

512/31

3. Jersey Innovation Fund

The Committee agreed that it should postpone the calling of certain witnesses until the Chief Minister's Department's (CMD) reviews had concluded, and that it would consider whether to issue an interim report before September 2017. It agreed to consider written draft questions to be put to the former Accounting Officer of the Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department.

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24.04.17 Item 4 512/32

4. eGov Review

The Committee agreed the draft report and draft findings and recommendations should be discussed at the 19th June meeting. The report would therefore not be published until end June/early July.  

MR

24.04.17 Item 5

5. Police Station

The Committee noted that the Vice-Chairman had a meeting with external parties involved in the police station build and the public hearing with the project team would go ahead as planned on 19th June. Members were invited to forward questions for the Project Team, to the Officer.  

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24.04.17 Item 6

6. Entertainment Expenses

 

 

 

The Committee approved the terms of reference and a scoping document (excepting minor alterations) but agreed the launch of this review should be postponed until July 2017, with desktop research to be undertaken by the Officer in July and August and public hearings to commence in October.  

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24.04.17 Item 7

7. Road surfacing

Connétable C.H. Taylor advised that he had received advice from the Chairman of the PPC that he would not be conflicted in a review of road surfacing. Mr G. Drinkwater was conflicted and would not take part on the review. The Officer was requested to chase up the formal response from Ronez Ltd to questions posed by the Chairman.  

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24.04.16 Item 9 512/1(8)

8. C&AG - Audit Plan update

The Committee noted a verbal update of the Audit Plan.

 

 

9. Next meeting

The Committee noted the next meeting was 5th June 2017, to be chaired by the Vice-Chairman as the Chairman would be absent.

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Signed  Date:

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Chairman

Public Accounts Committee