Thank you, Presiding Officer. From one Wales Audit Office issue to another, but I am pleased to move this motion today on behalf of the Finance Committee, and I ask the Assembly to agree to extend the contract of Isobel Garner as chair of the Wales Audit Office board in accordance with the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013. Isobel Garner has been chair of the board since her appointment in October 2013 and has made a valuable contribution during her time in post. That appointment was made for four years in the first place, with the Act including a provision for extending the appointment. The committee believes that there is merit in extending Isobel Garner’s contract, particularly as the organisation of the governance arrangements of the Wales Audit Office under the Act is still relatively new. The committee proposes that her contract is extended for a period of three years.

I’d also wish to draw Members’ attention to the committee’s report on the appointment of the non-executive members and chair of the Wales Audit Office board, which provides further details on the recruitment process, including the appointment of Bill Richardson, Alison Gerrard and Steven Burnett as non-executive members. I ask the Assembly to agree the motion.