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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay. Thank you very much indeed. Natasha, yes.
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
And to Members.
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Different words for the same thing, I hope. Okay. Thank you. So, you've concluded your questions. Mike Hedges, could I bring you in, please?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
You say it's twice yearly; of course, an appraisal is meant to be a snapshot not an event, as part of a continuous dialogue in order to motivate people and ensure that everything is as it should be for them, as well as for the organisation. You're nodding…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Is that also personal to each individual for their own performance management, or your performance management processes, so an individual has an opportunity to discuss, on a personal basis, what's working well, what needs to be done differently, and how their…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
So, it's about involving the staff in collectively owning corporate goals and—.
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Do you have, within your human resource strategy, a change management strategy?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Thank you. Can I just slip in a supplementary at this point? You talked about, or you mentioned earlier in answers to Natasha Asghar, the recruitment freeze. Presumably, given all the other work that you've referred to, that will require increased…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Thank you. Natasha Asghar.
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Thank you. Thanks very much. Can I deduce from all that—I think you alluded to it—that part of that decision-making process is the 'must dos', but there's also invest to save in future financial years at the centre of your decision making?
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay. Thank you. Just for the record, LED—I'm presuming you're referring to the lighting. Yes. Thank you. Can you summarise, or how would you summarise, the management of in-year underspends and how these were prioritised to projects, and what impact bringing…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Okay, thank you for that. Moving on, how much did the Commission include in its original budget for the project fund and capital expenditure for 2022-23 and how did this change during the year?
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Ken, sorry, yes.
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Thank you. As you say, questioning later in this session will probably drill down a bit on future estate strategy, given the changes we know are coming in the ways of working and the size of this establishment, and also the impact of decisions you've had to…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Thank you. We're grateful that you're here in person today, because I think we hold the view that many of the interventions you've described and new ways of working described have added great value and made working life easier—or more productive, I should…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Thank you, all. As I said, thanks for attending. As you'll expect, we have a number of questions for you, and I'd be grateful if both Members and witnesses could be as succinct as possible so that we can cover as wide a range of the issues this topic has…
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Senedd Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Croeso. Welcome back to today's meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, and we have a number of witnesses who have joined us. So, welcome to you to this meeting and thank you for attending. Could I start, please, by asking you to…
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Papers to note
Yes. [Laughter.] I'm sure you will. Any further comments, or are Members otherwise content to note? Thank you. The next paper to note is a letter from the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd Commission, who wrote to us following our scrutiny of their…
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Papers to note
Thank you. Yes, that could be a matter that we pick up when we do revisit and take evidence on this, in the manner that we previously agreed. If I recall, we received a number of items of correspondence relating to claims made in relation to local employment…
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Papers to note
Oh, sorry, Mike, yes, please. Mike Hedges.
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Papers to note
Thank you very much. The next paper to note is a letter from Andrew Slade, the director general for economy, Treasury and constitution group, on Gilestone Farm. The director general has written to us following our letter of 18 July, which sought additional…
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Papers to note
Great, thank you. The next paper to note is a letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government. This committee has been copied into this letter on evidence papers supporting the 2024-25 draft budget sent to the…
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Papers to note
We can move to papers to note. The first item is a letter from Tracey Burke, director general for the climate change and rural affairs group, on Cardiff Airport. The Welsh Government has responded to the committee's letter of 3 August dealing with points…
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Thank you for disclosing that. Your absence will be noted accordingly.
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Bore da a chroeso. Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee in the Senedd. No apologies for absence have been received—. Although I do believe we have one apology from Rhianon Passmore. Do Members…
