Draft Wales Bill

20 October 2015

Dear Huw,

Following publication of the draft Wales Bill today, the Public Accounts Committee may wish to consider the draft Bill and any implications that may be specific to the work of this Committee and that of the Auditor General for Wales.  While the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee will be responsible for considering the draft Bill and reporting on it all Assembly Committees will have the opportunity to examine the draft Bill and contribute to this work. Given the short timescales for consultation on the draft Bill any consideration by the Public Accounts Committee will need to be undertaken at the beginning of November.

Therefore to help inform the Committee’s consideration of these matters and to report in sufficient time to inform the work of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, I would be grateful to receive any comments you may have on the draft Bill by 30 October 2015.  I am copying this letter to Jocelyn Davies AM – Chair of the Finance Committee due to that Committee’s functions relating to the Wales Audit Office.

Yours sincerely,

Darren Millar AM - Chair