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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Rhianon, did you want to come in on that?
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
It's not a priority for them.
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
I’ve got Mike, and I’ve got Rhianon as well. So, Mike.
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
You were in the room in those negotiations, weren't you?
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
You mentioned the last time we met and also in the Chamber that you’ve had the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee recently, and we’ve spoken about potential changes to the fiscal framework around borrowing, draw-down from the Wales reserve, and…
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
So, effectively, it's a balancing-the-books exercise and, potentially, things might change again on 30 October, depending on decisions made there.
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Great, thank you. Thank you for that explanation. You've increased the revenue that you're drawing down from the Wales reserve by £39 million, up to £125 million. Why have you decided to do this now rather than wait until after the UK budget in October?
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Bore da. Welcome. It's good to have you with us again. We're doing this regularly now, so—. It's good to have you with us, anyway. We've had the Welsh Government's first supplementary budget, and we'll explore some of the aspects within that this morning for…
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
So, this is item 4. We're back with the Welsh Government's first supplementary budget and the evidence session, and witnesses are here. I'll just ask them to introduce themselves for the record, please.
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Welsh Government First Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
Welcome back. We are now back for item 4.
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
—about the rest of it. So, two weeks on the trot and we'll see you next week. We'll now break until 11:15, when we will have the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language coming in to discuss the first supplementary budget. So, we'll take a break now…
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
I think that brings us to the end of our session with you this morning. Diolch yn fawr iawn for coming in, and thank you for going through the report with us and the candid information that's been given. We'll now reflect on any next steps that we might have…
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
Just a different nature of—
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
Is that something that you then—? You've done it in the code of conduct team, but then, have you thought, 'Well, actually, that's good practice across the other teams as well'?
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
Diolch. Mike.
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
Rhianon, did you have any further questions at all?
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
And then what we've seen from the report is the checks and balances that—. That's from a private life into a public life, and the checks and balances that you have in your work environment are there to mitigate some of those personal feelings, if you like, on…
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
Mike.
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
Peter, did you want to just come in quickly?
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
How do you monitor it, then? Do you ask staff what social media they're on, or what their handles are? That personal/work line could get crossed. I'm just wondering how you try and avoid the situation you've got yourselves into, potentially, with one member…
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
How are you going to 'on board' that policy? You've talked about going to your advisory committee and then rolling it out as training. What does that look like?
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
In drawing up that policy and strengthening the policy that you've got and creating it, where have you drawn advice from, or where have you looked for good practice? Because it's a very pertinent issue. It's an issue for Members, even, and standards…
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
If I may, Rhianon?
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
I suppose it matches up with what Dr McCullough was doing in her methodology in that triangulation element.
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Review into the operations, processes and investigations carried out by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: Evidence session
Would that be a manager in a different team, or would that come to you? Just for us to clarify.
