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12 November 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on the state of local government finances? OQ61860
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the meetings on 20 November and 27 November
So, I'll move on to item 4, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting, and the meetings on 20 November and 27 November. Is everybody content? Yes. I'm seeing nods. Thank you very much…
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you very much for that. We've managed to get through a lot of ground in that hour, so I appreciate everybody's co-operation in getting through quite a lot of fairly technical stuff as well. Thank you very much for your answers and…
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thank you. Mike Hedges, did you want to come in on some of that?
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thank you. Peter.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
But you're hoping to get them done, mop those up by—
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
And the local authorities that didn't meet that deadline, was it fairly close to that deadline, or were there quite a few—?
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thank you. Peter.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Before I bring Peter back in, I remember, I think it was in one of our meetings, that we talked about late fees, or people not necessarily paying up on time. Is that being factored into any assumptions on fees? I seem to remember that it was to do with…
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Okay, diolch. Thanks for that. I'll bring in Peter Fox now for a final few questions. Peter.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Diolch, Mike. Before we move on to the fee schemes—and this may be a question, possibly, for Ian—you’re requesting an increase of £25,000 in relation to governance costs and highlight board development as one of the drivers. And I know you’ve spoken about…
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Thanks for that clarification. Mike.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Adrian, did you want to come in on that?
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
That's similar to what you did in north Wales, isn't it?
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Diolch, Rhianon. Mike Hedges.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Because of the Senedd term.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you. Rhianon.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Eight and a half. Okay. And you're trying to drive that down towards 5 per cent, so 5 per cent is probably more of an aspirational target rather than a—
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
The flip side of that—[Interruption.] Sorry, Rhianon. The flip side of that is, obviously, if it escalates, there's probably a higher risk involved—and we've talked about this before. Can you remind us where your current staff turnover rate is, and how you're…
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Okay. Thank you.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
So, when do you think that your negotiations with the trade unions will be concluded for—
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Diolch. Rhianon.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Oh, Mike. There we are. If we could—. Hang on. There we are, Mike—you're unmuted. Thank you.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
Okay, thank you. Rhianon.
7 November 2024Finance Committee
Audit Wales - Scrutiny of the Estimate 2025-26 and Interim Report: Evidence session
So, your working assumption is that you wouldn't be coming back to us for any additional funding; you'll find that from efficiencies if you needed to give a pay award that's higher than what you've budgeted for.