Annex A
Formal minutes of meetings held in 2014
Tuesday
18 March 2014
Members of the Commission present:
Sir Edward Leigh, in the Chair
Mr Richard Bacon Andrew Tyrie Margaret
Hodge
Apologies: Mr Andrew Lansley, Mrs Anne McGuire and
Austin Mitchell
1. NAO's Estimate for 2014/15
The Commission approved a 2014/15 net resource Estimate
for the National Audit Office of £63.0 million. The Commission
approved a 2014/15 capital Estimate for the National Audit Office
of £1.5 million.
2. NAO Auditors
The Commission approved the appointment of Crowe
Clark Whitehill as the NAO's auditors for financial year 2014/15.
3. Nineteenth Report of the Public Accounts
Commission
The Commission agreed to publish a report on its
activities in 2013.
ROBERT TWIGGER
(Secretary to the Public Accounts Commission)
Thursday
6 November 2014
Members of the Commission present:
Sir Edward Leigh, in the Chair
Margaret Hodge John Pugh
Mrs Anne McGuire Andrew Tyrie
Austin Mitchell
Apologies: Rt Hon William Hague
In attendance: Professor Sir Andrew Likierman (Chair
of the NAO); Lord Bichard (Chair Elect); and Toni Whitby (Interim
Head of Governance).
1. Appointment of non-executive members of
the NAO board
The Commission considered the Chair of the NAO's
recommendation for the appointment of non-executive members of
the NAO Board; agreed to defer a decision until its meeting on
2 December 2014; and asked the NAO to provide further information
on the candidates who were interviewed but not recommended.
ROBERT TWIGGER
(Secretary to the Public Accounts Commission)
Tuesday
2 December 2014
Members of the Commission present:
Sir Edward Leigh, in the Chair
Mr Richard Bacon Austin
Mitchell
Margaret Hodge Andrew Tyrie
Austin Mitchell
Apologies: Stella Creasy, Mr William Hague and Mrs
Anne McGuire
1. Appointment of non-executive members of
the NAO board
The Commission appointed Rob Sykes, Joanna Shaw and
Ray Shostak as non-executive members of the NAO Board with effect
from 1 January 2015 for initial terms ending on 31 December
2017. The Commission agreed remuneration in-line with existing
non-executive members of the NAO Board.
The Commission also agreed that, in future, it would
like nominees to attend the Commission prior to their appointment
being confirmed.
2. Consideration of the National Audit Office's
Strategy for 2015/16 to 2017/18
Evidence was taken from Sir Amyas Morse (Comptroller
and Auditor General), Sir Andrew Likierman (NAO Chairman) and
Michael Whitehouse (NAO Chief Operating Officer).
The Commission approved the National Audit Office's
Strategy for 2015/16 to 2017/18.
3. NAO Auditors
The Commission approved the appointment of Crowe
Clark Whitehill as the NAO's auditors for the financial years
2015/16 and 2016/17.
4. VFM Report on NAO 2014: Transformation
The Commission took note of the report and agreed
to lay the report before the House
ROBERT TWIGGER
(Secretary to the Public Accounts Commission)
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