19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Of course. Dr Goodall, I appreciate the secondment side of things; I don't question the experience that you bring or that other civil servants bring by doing secondments. It's just in relation to certain—and I think you know exactly what I'm alluding to—…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Gentlemen, I know we're conscious of time—I know there are other questions that I want to ask, and my colleague Mike Hedges wants to ask you as well—but just to sum up my final statement or question to you: I've been listening to all of your statements today…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Okay. You describe the increase in the gender pay gap from 5.53 per cent on 31 March 2020 to 7.37 per cent on 31 March 2021 as 'disappointing'. What specific actions are you taking now to address this matter?
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
It is. I'm just going to ask a little sub-question to that now. The Welsh Government reported an off-payroll arrangement for six of its board members and/or senior officials with significant financial responsibility from 2020 to 2021. So, how many of these…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Thank you so much. I'd just like to ask two or three for clarification. In what circumstances are the Welsh Government entering into off-payroll arrangements for staff? Why are some for periods of more than a year? And how do you ensure the individuals are…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Thank you so much, Dr Goodall; that would be really, really, appreciated.
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Thank you so much. And, Dr Goodall, can I make a humble request to you and your team as well, please, because if you look at the business and enterprise as well as industrial strategies from the UK Government—yes, I'm using an example of the UK Government in…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Yes, thank you so much, Chair. Just a quick question, gentlemen—in fact, just a bit of an elaboration on what I asked you previously, if that's okay, from yourselves, Duncan and Dr Goodall. I hope you don't mind me asking this. You mentioned previously in…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
That's fine. I have just one final question to ask before I pass it on to the Chair again. Now, Audit Wales says that one local authority purchased additional national fraud initiative products, which, with its other controls, identified fraud and error…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Duncan, can you give me as a cash value as to how much this 4 per cent accumulates to?
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
That's okay.
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
—who filled out a form wrongly and were still paid out.
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
So, Duncan, just to clarify, the error rate—that application that, perhaps, wasn't eligible, for example—that figure that you're giving is including those people, for those errors—
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
That's fine.
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
No fraud or 4 per cent?
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Thanks so much, Duncan. Audit Wales has actually reported that some local authorities have submitted fraud returns to the Welsh Government that have not actually included any cases of fraud and error, and it says that it seems unlikely in practice, albeit…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Okay. What expectations have you now set in place for local authorities on post-completion checks? And what line of sight do you have, going forward, as to what they're doing and, potentially, some results that you may be seeing in the responses that you've…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Thank you. Duncan, you mentioned earlier that you're using section 151 officers' certification for assurance over the COVID-19 support for businesses administered by local authorities. Yet, according to what we've heard and what we've uncovered here in the…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Thank you so much, Chair. The Welsh Government, obviously, during the thick of COVID, gave discretion to a lot of local authorities for eligibility under the COVID-19 non-domestic rates grant scheme. My question is: what do you know about the extent of…
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
That's answered my question. Thank you, Chair.
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Okay. Thanks.
19 Hydref 2022 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Craffu ar Gyfrifon—Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-21
Good morning, gentlemen. Dr Goodall, thank you so much for all the information that you're providing for the committee at the moment. I'm sorry for hopscotching; I know our Chair has asked you a series of questions, but I just wanted to go back to what Mike…
19 Hydref 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
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Daw'r adroddiad hwn ar gomisiynu cartrefi gofal yn sgil adolygiad yr archwilydd cyffredinol a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Hydref y llynedd, o'r enw 'Darlun o Ofal Cymdeithasol'. Mae'r adolygiad hwn wedi edrych ar y sector gofal cymdeithasol cyfan ledled Cymru ac mae…
19 Hydref 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
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Diolch. Fe gyfarfûm â Ffederasiwn Busnesau Bach Cymru yn ddiweddar i drafod y problemau sy'n wynebu cwmnïau sy'n ceisio tyfu a ffynnu yn yr hinsawdd economaidd anodd sydd ohoni. Yn erbyn cefndir o ansicrwydd, roedd yn amlwg fod rhaid i Lywodraeth Cymru…
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