Meetings
Statement of Principles
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Meeting: 18/09/2025 - Finance Committee (Item 2)
2 PTN 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Financial information for Directly Funded Bodies to consider in their budget planning - 11 July 2025
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Meeting: 18/09/2024 - Finance Committee (Item 2)
2 PTN 2 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Statement of Principles for Directly Funded Bodies - 19 July 2024
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Meeting: 31/01/2024 - Finance Committee (Item 3)
3 Review of the Statement of Principles
Supporting documents:
FIN(6)-03-24 P2 – Cover paper
FIN(6)-03-24 P3 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government – 14 November 2023
FIN(6)-03-24 P4 – Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales – 12 December 2023
FIN(6)-03-24 P5 – Letter from the Senedd Commission – 11 December 2023
FIN(6)-03-24 P6 – Letter from Audit Wales – 20 December 2023
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 11 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- FIN(6)-03-24 P3 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government - 14 November 2023, item 3
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- FIN(6)-03-24 P4 – Letter from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales – 12 December 2023, item 3
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- FIN(6)-03-24 P5 – Letter from the Senedd Commission – 11 December 2023, item 3
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- FIN(6)-03-24 P6 – Letter from Audit Wales – 20 December 2023, item 3
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Minutes:
3.1 The Committee considered the paper on the review of the Statement of Principles, noted the latest views expressed by Directly Funded Bodies and agreed to reflect these in the Committee’s future report on changes to the Budget Process Protocol. The Committee also agreed to write to the Llywydd’s Committee to seek the views of the Electoral Commission on changes to the Protocol.
Meeting: 20/12/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 2)
2 PTN 7 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Statement of Principles for Directly Funded Bodies (DFBs) - 14 November 2023
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Meeting: 05/10/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 7)
7 Review of Statement of Principles
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FIN(6)-15-23 P3 - Draft letter to the Directly Funded Bodies: Review of the Statement of Principles
FIN(6)-15-23 P4 – Research Service Brief
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- Restricted enclosure 23 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
- Restricted enclosure 24 , View reasons restricted (7/2)
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7.1 The Committee considered the draft letter on the Review of the Statement of Principles and agreed it minor changes.
Meeting: 13/09/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 2)
2 PTN 5 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Financial information for Directly Funded Bodies to consider in their budget planning - 12 July 2023
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Meeting: 06/07/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 6)
6 Consideration of responses on the Statement of Principles review
Supporting documents:
FIN(6)-12-23 P6 – Response from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
FIN(6)-12-23 P7 - Response from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
FIN(6)-12-23 P8 – Response from Audit Wales
FIN(6)-12-23 P9 – Response from the Senedd Commission
FIN(6)-12-23 P10 - Response from the Electoral Commission
FIN(6)-12-23 P11 – Research Service Brief
Supporting documents:
- FIN(6)-12-23 P6 – Response from the Minister for Finance and Local Government, item 6
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- FIN(6)-12-23 P7 - Response from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, item 6
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- FIN(6)-12-23 P8 – Response from Audit Wales, item 6
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- FIN(6)-12-23 P9 – Response from the Senedd Commission, item 6
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- FIN(6)-12-23 P10 - Response from the Electoral Commission, item 6
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- FIN(6)-12-23 P11 – Research Service Brief , View reasons restricted (6/6)
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee considered the responses on the Statement of Principles review.
Meeting: 26/04/2023 - Finance Committee (Item 6)
6 Review of Statement of Principles
Supporting documents:
FIN(6)-08-23 P1 - Statement of Principles
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- Restricted enclosure 41 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee considered the paper and agreed its approach to reviewing the Statement of Principles.
6.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Finance and Local Government, and the Directly Funded Bodies, to seek their views on the current Statement of Principles.
Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Finance Committee (Item 2)
2 PTN 2 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Statement of Principles for Directly Funded Bodies – 14 July 2022
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Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 2)
2 PTN 9 - Letter from the Chair of the Llywydd's Committee: Financial oversight of the Electoral Commission - 9 September 2021
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Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Finance Committee (Item 2)
2 PTN 8 – Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Statement of Principles for Directly Funded Bodies – 2 August 2021
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