Alison Gerrard

No

She has broad experience in policy development, strategic and operational planning, performance management and all aspects of financial and corporate governance. 

Throughout her career, Alison has always been a champion of fairness treating people equally without discrimination or favouritism as well as upholding honest and equitable standards of behaviour. In 2014, Alison was appointed as the Independent Member on the Wales Audit Office’s Audit & Risk Assurance Committee which has given her a good grounding in the work of the Wales Audit Office Board. 

Is the National Procurement Service delivering for Wales?

No

Public bodies spent £234 million through the NPS in 2016-17, but this was well short of previous estimates, a report by the Auditor General for Wales has said.

Although spend through its procurement arrangements has increased year-on-year since its inception in 2013, public bodies are not using the NPS as much as anticipated. Of the £234 million spent through NPS in 2016-17, the 73 member organisations spent £222 million. NPS’s 2015 business plan had targeted a figure of £2.2 billion.