The Public Audit Committee looks at reports published by the Auditor General for Scotland to examine whether public money is being spent efficiently and effectively.
On 28 September 2023 the Auditor General for Scotland published Investing in Scotland's infrastructure.
The report says:
"The Scottish Government will no longer be able to deliver all its planned infrastructure investment, or its ambition to double spending on maintenance. This will affect its ability to provide services now and in the future. It will also be extremely challenging to retrofit public buildings to meet net zero targets. The Scottish Government and its public bodies must also consider the financial implications of 22 private finance initiative contracts worth £900 million returning to public ownership before the end of the decade".
Read the Audit Scotland report on investing in Scotland's infrastructure
The report was discussed at the following Committee meetings:
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:
Correspondence to the Convener from Neil Rennick, Director-General Education and Justice, Scottish Government, 22 October 2024
Correspondence from the Convener to Neil Rennick, Director-General Education and Justice, Scottish Government, 27 September 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service, 30 July 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from Neil Rennick, Director-General Education and Justice, Scottish Government, 26 July 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from Peter Reekie, Chief Executive, Scottish Futures Trust, 3 July 2024
Correspondence to the Convener from Alyson Stafford, Director-General Scottish Exchequer, Scottish Government, 19 December 2023
Correspondence to the Convener from Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland, 4 December 2023
Correspondence from the Convener to Alyson Stafford, Director-General Scottish Exchequer, 15 November 2023
Correspondence to the Convener from Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland, 28 September 2023