Board Members queried whether the level of remuneration for Board Members was set by the Welsh Government and as such should not appear in the responsibilities of the Board as they have no power to amend. Action: BC to confirm if remuneration was set by the Welsh Government. AE described the relationship between sub-committees and Board and stated that the following board members had agreed to sit on the sub-committee. The committees and the Chair of the Resources Committee would be subject to review following the current Board recruitment exercise. Regulation Committee: Isabel Nisbet (Chair) Caroline Burt, Claire Morgan, Philip Blaker, Ann Evans. Audit Committee: Paul Croke (Chair) Angela Maguire-Lewis, Isabel Nisbet and Iestyn Davies. PB in attendance. Resources Committee: Dylan Jones, Angela Maguire-Lewis, Philip Blaker, Ann Evans. (Chair to be appointed in due course). Establishment Health Check AS introduced the paper and highlighted that the Board had requested an in-depth review to ascertain if Qualifications Wales had everything in place to operate as a legal entity. However, upon investigation it was identified that no single body could provide this assurance. The paper’s Annex outlined the sources of assurance for various aspects of Qualifications Wales’ control framework and the Board were content with the action taken and future proposed action. PC queried if work had been prioritised to ensure that higher risk areas were targeted first. AS stated that critical systems would be in place during September with other corporate functions fully implemented by the end of December. She reported that January to March would then be a period of embedding systems and controls. Priority Qualifications List The Board were asked to approve six recommendations in this paper. Following discussion the following was agreed: Recommendation I – Approved Recommendation ii – Approved. PB stated in response to a query, that there may be some element of consultation in this area. Recommendation iii - Approved Recommendation iv – Mitigating actions in paragraph 14 to be reworded. Agreement in principle. Recommendation v – Approved. The Board highlighted the importance of ensuring that the PQL was appropriately communicated. Recommendation vi – Approved Action: KC to action the suggested amendment to the PQL.
Board Members queried whether the level of remuneration for Board Members was set by the Welsh Government and as such should not appear in the responsibilities of the Board as they have no power to amend. Action: BC to confirm if remuneration was set by the Welsh Government. AE described the relationship between sub-committees and Board and stated that the following board members had agreed to sit on the sub-committee. The committees and the Chair of the Resources Committee would be subject to review following the current Board recruitment exercise. Regulation Committee: Isabel Nisbet (Chair) Caroline Burt, Claire Morgan, Philip Blaker, Ann Evans. Audit Committee: Paul Croke (Chair) Angela Maguire-Lewis, Isabel Nisbet and Iestyn Davies. PB in attendance. Resources Committee: Dylan Jones, Angela Maguire-Lewis, Philip Blaker, Ann Evans. (Chair to be appointed in due course). Establishment Health Check AS introduced the paper and highlighted that the Board had requested an in-depth review to ascertain if Qualifications Wales had everything in place to operate as a legal entity. However, upon investigation it was identified that no single body could provide this assurance. The paper’s Annex outlined the sources of assurance for various aspects of Qualifications Wales’ control framework and the Board were content with the action taken and future proposed action. PC queried if work had been prioritised to ensure that higher risk areas were targeted first. AS stated that critical systems would be in place during September with other corporate functions fully implemented by the end of December. She reported that January to March would then be a period of embedding systems and controls. Priority Qualifications List The Board were asked to approve six recommendations in this paper. Following discussion the following was agreed: Recommendation I – Approved Recommendation ii – Approved. PB stated in response to a query, that there may be some element of consultation in this area. Recommendation iii - Approved Recommendation iv – Mitigating actions in paragraph 14 to be reworded. Agreement in principle. Recommendation v – Approved. The Board highlighted the importance of ensuring that the PQL was appropriately communicated. Recommendation vi – Approved Action: KC to action the suggested amendment to the PQL.