Work of the Commission in 2014 - Public Accounts Commission Contents


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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