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Concise Minutes - Public Accounts Committee Meeting Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd Meeting date: Tuesday, 12 January 2016 Meeting time: 09.02 - 11.04 Attendance Category Names Darren Millar AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Mike Hedges AM Sandy Mewies AM Assembly Members: Julie Morgan AM Jenny Rathbone AM Aled Roberts AM Alun Ffred Jones AM (In place of Jocelyn Davies AM) Witnesses: Fay Buckle (Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser) Committee Staff: Alistair McQuaid (Wales Audit Office) Matthew Mortlock (Wales Audit Office) Mike Usher (Wales Audit Office) Huw Vaughan Thomas (Wales Audit Office) 1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions 1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting. 1.2 Jocelyn Davies excluded herself for the meeting under Standing Order 18.8. Alun Ffred Jones substituted. 2 Papers to note 2.1 The paper was noted. 3 Senior Management Pay: Update on the implementation of recommendations contained in the Committee's Report 3.1 The Committee noted the update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Committee’s report. 3.2 Members agreed that the Chair should reply to the Permanent Secretary seeking further clarification on a number of issues. 4 NHS Wales Health Board’s Governance: Consideration of evidence received 4.1 Members noted and discussed the additional information that had been received following the evidence sessions held in November 2015. 5 Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales: Consideration of Draft Report 5.1 Members considered the draft report noted that a revised draft would be available for further discussion at the Committee meeting on 19 January..

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