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And in terms of ensuring that the lived experience of applicants is captured, will that be hard-wired in?
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I should note in response that when I was on the board of a housing association on Merseyside, myself and another board member both lived in Wales, so it can work the other way. But can I—just before I bring you back in, Mike—just ask a question on the…
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Adam Price.
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Thank you. Mike Hedges, could you take up the questions, please?
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Okay, thank you. Rhianon Passmore.
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Okay. You answered a question by telling me when you anticipate that report to be published. Can you tell us anything more about the review and the scope of the thematic review of public appointments, or have you covered it?
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Thank you. Can I just go back briefly to the tailored review process? In evidence to us on 29 November, the Welsh Government Director for Economy, Treasury and Constitution told us that the tailored review programme, and I quote, 'is effectively on pause…
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Okay. Thank you. Can I bring in Rhianon Passmore, please?
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Okay. And, given all that work, what difference thus far is that making?
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Okay, thank you. Again, in October last year, the Permanent Secretary stated that Welsh Government would soon complete its evaluation of the sponsorship arrangements around arm's-length bodies and the work of the public bodies unit, and you've referred to…
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And how does that compare with the pre-pandemic staff roll number?
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They're not.
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And they're all full time.
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And when you say 17 persons, is that full-time equivalent or 17 physical, human people?
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Thank you, both. As you'd expect, we have a number of questions. Again, I would ask both you and Members to be as succinct as possible so that we can get through as many of those as possible. And, as convention has it, I will begin with the first set of…
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So, we move then on to our evidence session on public appointments with the Welsh Government. So, I welcome our witnesses. I'd be grateful if, for the record, you could state your names and roles.
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Papers to note
Okay, we can capture that. Anyone else? I can't see anyone indicating. In which case, are Members otherwise content to note the letter? Thank you. That was our only item to note.
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Papers to note
Yes.
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Papers to note
We have a paper, or a response, from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales to our request for additional information following their evidence session with us on 22 November. Clerks to this committee are currently drafting our report on these matters…
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Yes, I assume we all live somewhere. [Laughter.] But it might have some reference. No apologies have been received for this meeting. In which case, we can move on to papers to note.
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
You do live in Newport, yes.
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You don't. [Laughter.]
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On that basis, I should perhaps mention I live, well, not actually in Mold, but I have a Mold postcode, because that's mentioned as well. Would anybody else like to make any declarations of interest?
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Thank you. I think that's the town centre report later, if I recall.
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Oh, Mike—Mike Hedges.
