All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Public Audit Committee [Session 6] held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

34th Meeting

17 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts

33rd Meeting

10 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise
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• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Watson
  Director for Children and Families
  Scottish Government
• Gavin Henderson
  Deputy Director for Care Experience, Children's Services and the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Fraser McKinlay
  Chief Executive
  The Promise Scotland
• David Anderson
  Chair of the Oversight Board for Keeping the Promise
• Nicola Dickie
  Director of People Policy
  COSLA
• Fiona Whitelock
  Policy Manager, The Promise
  COSLA
3. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Tayside
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rachel Browne
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Tayside
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rachel Browne
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Jillian Matthew
  Senior Manager,
  Audit Scotland
• Claire Tennyson
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
6. Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise
7. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Tayside

32nd Meeting

03 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Fiscal sustainability and taxes
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Thomas Charman
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth
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• Dr Margaret Cook
  Former Principal and Chief Executive
  UHI Perth
• Graham Watson
  Former Chair of the Board
  UHI Perth
• Iain Wishart
  Former Vice Principal (Operations)
  UHI Perth
4. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. Fiscal sustainability and taxes
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Thomas Charman
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
6. Fiscal sustainability and taxes
7. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth
8. Work programme

31st Meeting

26 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Fiona Mitchell-Knight
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Fiona Mitchell-Knight
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
6. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran
7. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian
8. Work programme

30th Meeting

12 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adult Disability Payment
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• Miriam Craven
  Director-General Communities
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Kerr
  Director, Social Security
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Stevens
  Head of Strategic and Programme Finance, Social Security
  Scottish Government
• David Wallace
  Chief Executive
  Social Security Scotland
• Helen Fogarty
  Head of Performance, Analysis and Strategy
  Social Security Scotland
3. Scotland's colleges 2025
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ray Buist
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scotland's colleges 2025
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ray Buist
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. Adult Disability Payment
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
6. Adult Disability Payment
7. Scotland's colleges 2025
8. Work programme

29th Meeting

05 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Claire Tennyson
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Andrew Burns
  Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission
3. Adult Disability Payment
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• Edel Harris OBE
  Former Chair
  Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment
4. Adult Disability Payment
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Anna Nash
  Audit Officer
  Audit Scotland
5. Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Claire Tennyson
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Andrew Burns
  Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission
6. Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise
7. Adult Disability Payment

28th Meeting

29 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience
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• Roy Brannen
  Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Diarmund Ó Néill
  Interim Director for Environment and Forestry
  Scottish Government
• Anne Aitken
  Deputy Director for Environmental Quality and Resilience
  Scottish Government
• Michelagh O'Neill
  Flooding Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Nicole Paterson
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Alex Flucker
  Chief Operating Officer, Data, Evidence, and Innovation
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Gareth Dixon
  Policy Manager, Local Government Finance
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Mark Boyd
  Head of Finance, North Ayrshire Council
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Will Burnish
  Senior Engineer, Moray Council and Lead Local Authority Forum for Flooding
  Scottish Collaboration of Transport Specialists (Flooding)
3. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience
5. Work programme

27th Meeting

08 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Nicola Wright
  Engagement Lead
  Deloitte LLP
3. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Michelle Borland
  Head of Organisational Improvement
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Nicola Wright
  Engagement Lead
  Deloitte LLP
5. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Michelle Borland
  Head of Organisational Improvement
  Audit Scotland
6. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth
7. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025

26th Meeting

01 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adult Disability Payment
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Erin McGinley
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
3. Adult Disability Payment
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Erin McGinley
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
4. Adult Disability Payment

25th Meeting

24 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance
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• Ian Bruce
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
• Melanie Stronach
  Public Appointments Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Caroline Lamb
  Director-General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland
  Scottish Government
• Christine McLaughlin
  Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive
  NHS Scotland
• Fiona Bennett
  Director of Health and Social Care Finance
  Scottish Government
3. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Bernie Milligan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance

24th Meeting

17 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cairngorm Funicular Railway
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• Stuart Black
  Chief Executive
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Sandra Dunbar
  Director of Corporate Services
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Elaine Hanton
  Cairngorm Programme Lead
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Mike Gifford
  Chief Executive
  Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Limited
• Tim Hurst
  Former Interim Chief Executive and Board Member
  Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Limited
3. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Brannigan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Andrew Burns
  Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission
4. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Brannigan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Andrew Burns
  Deputy Chair
  Accounts Commission
5. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience
6. Cairngorm Funicular Railway

23rd Meeting

10 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Scottish National Investment Bank
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• Gregor Irwin
  Director-General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Richard Rollison
  Director for International Trade and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Andy Hogg
  Deputy Director Investment and Financial Services
  Scottish Government
3. Scottish National Investment Bank
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Catherine Young
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Kirsty Ridd
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scottish National Investment Bank

22nd Meeting

03 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. The 2022/23 audit of Lews Castle College
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Ian Howse
  Public Sector Industry Lead Partner
  Deloitte LLP
4. The 2022/23 audit of Lews Castle College
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Ian Howse
  Public Sector Industry Lead Partner
  Deloitte LLP
5. The 2022/23 audit of Lews Castle College
6. Work programme

21st Meeting

25 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish National Investment Bank
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• Al Denholm
  Chief Executive
  Scottish National Investment Bank
• Willie Watt
  Chair
  Scottish National Investment Bank
3. Scottish National Investment Bank
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Catherine Young
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Kirsty Ridd
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scottish National Investment Bank
5. Work programme

20th Meeting

18 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. General Practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract
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• Dr Iain Morrison
  Chair, Scottish General Practice Committee
  BMA Scotland
• Dr Chris Provan
  Chair
  Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland
• Dr Chris Williams
  Vice Chair
  Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland
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• Caroline Lamb
  Director-General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland
  Scottish Government
• Tim McDonnell
  Director of Primary Care
  Scottish Government
• Susan Gallacher
  Deputy Director of General Practice Policy
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Chapman
  Unit Head, General Practice Contract and Operations
  Scottish Government
3. General Practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. General Practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract
5. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited

19th Meeting

11 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Bernie Milligan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Bernie Milligan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance
5. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited

18th Meeting

04 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of Forth Valley College
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Michael Speight
  Audit Director
  Forvis Mazars
3. The 2022/23 audit of Forth Valley College
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Michael Speight
  Audit Director
  Forvis Mazars
4. The 2022/23 audit of Forth Valley College
5. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited

17th Meeting

28 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish National Investment Bank
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Catherine Young
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Kirsty Ridd
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Scottish National Investment Bank
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Catherine Young
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Kirsty Ridd
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scottish National Investment Bank

16th Meeting

21 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: Strategic Commercial Assets Division
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• Gregor Irwin
  Director-General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Dermot Rhatigan
  Deputy Director, Strategic Commercial Assets Division
  Scottish Government
3. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: Strategic Commercial Assets Division
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: Strategic Commercial Assets Division
5. Annual report

15th Meeting

14 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Lees
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
4. General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Lees
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
5. General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract
6. Work programme

14th Meeting

07 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Additional support for learning
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• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Stella Smith
  Unit Head for Additional Support for Learning
  Scottish Government
• Clair Henderson
  Team Leader for Additional Support for Learning
  Scottish Government
• Laura Caven
  Chief Officer, Children and Young People Team and Co-Chair of the Additional Support for Learning Project Board
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Suzanne McLeod
  Policy Manager, Employers' Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Joanna Anderson
  Policy Manager, Local Government and Finance Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
3. Additional support for learning
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Yoshiko Gibo
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
4. Additional support for learning
5. Work programme

13th Meeting

30 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme: April 2025 - March 2026
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
3. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme: April 2025 - March 2026
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme: April 2025 - March 2026
5. The 2022/23 and 2023/24 audits of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
6. Work programme

12th Meeting

23 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Sustainable transport: Reducing car use
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• Fiona Hyslop
  Cabinet Secretary for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Fiona Brown
  Interim Director of Transport Strategy and Analysis
  Transport Scotland
• Heather Cowan
  Head of Climate Change and Just Transition for Transport
  Transport Scotland
• Robert Nicol
  Chief Officer, Environment and Economy
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Cllr Gail Macgregor
  Leader, Dumfries and Galloway Council and Environment and Economy Spokesperson
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
3. Sustainable transport: Reducing car
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Sustainable transport: Reducing car use
5. The 2022/23 and 2023/24 audits of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland

11th Meeting

26 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Administration of Scottish income tax 2023/24
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• Alyson Stafford
  Director-General Scottish Exchequer
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine King
  Deputy Director, Tax Strategy, Engagement and Performance
  Scottish Government
• Jonathan Athow
  Director General for Customer Strategy and Tax Design
  HM Revenue and Customs
• Phil Batchelor
  Deputy Director for Income Tax Policy
  HM Revenue and Customs
3. Administration of Scottish income tax 2023/24
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Administration of Scottish income tax 2023/24
5. Work programme

10th Meeting

19 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Additional support for learning
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Yoshiko Gibo
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
• Ruth MacLeod
  Member
  Accounts Commission
3. Additional support for learning
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Yoshiko Gibo
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
• Ruth MacLeod
  Member
  Accounts Commission
4. Additional support for learning

9th Meeting

12 March

1. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

05 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Fiscal sustainability and public reform in Scotland
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• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director-General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Joe Griffin
  Director-General Strategy and External Affairs
  Scottish Government
• Alyson Stafford
  Director-General Scottish Exchequer
  Scottish Government
4. Fiscal sustainability and public reform in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Diggle
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. Fiscal sustainability and public reform in Scotland
6. Work programme

7th Meeting

26 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Sustainable transport: Reducing car use
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Malcolm Bell
  Member
  Accounts Commission
3. Sustainable transport: Reducing car use
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Malcolm Bell
  Member
  Accounts Commission
4. Sustainable transport: Reducing car use

6th Meeting

19 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Administration of Scottish income tax 2023/24
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Gareth Davies
  Comptroller and Auditor General
  National Audit Office
• Darren Stewart
  HMRC Financial Audit Director
  National Audit Office
3. The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• David Satti
  Interim Chief Executive
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
• Ronnie Hinds
  Interim Chair
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
• Roy Brannen
  Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Michelle Quinn
  Director of Offshore Wind
  Scottish Government
• Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy & Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Jo Blewett
  Deputy Director for Water Industry
  Scottish Government
4. The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Lauryn Graham
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
5. Administration of Scottish income tax 2023/24
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
6. Administration of Scottish income tax 2023/24
7. The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland

5th Meeting

05 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
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• David Dishon
  Chief Financial Officer and Accountable Officer
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• Andrew Miller
  Chairman
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• John Petticrew
  Interim Chief Executive Officer
  Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd
• Gregor Irwin
  Director General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Dermot Rhatigan
  Deputy Director, Strategic Commercial Assets Division
  Scottish Government
3. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• John Boyd
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited

4th Meeting

29 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS in Scotland 2024: Finance and performance
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• Caroline Lamb
  Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Alan Gray
  Director of Health and Social Care Finance
  Scottish Government
• John Burns
  Chief Operating Officer
  NHS Scotland
3. NHS in Scotland 2024: Finance and performance
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. NHS in Scotland 2024: Finance and performance
5. Work programme

3rd Meeting

22 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2023/24 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Gregor Irwin
  Director General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Jackie McAllister
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
• Alyson Stafford
  Director-General Scottish Exchequer
  Scottish Government
3. The 2023/24 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Inire Evong
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2023/24 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts

2nd Meeting

16 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• John Boyd
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• John Boyd
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
5. Work programme

1st Meeting

09 January

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2023/24 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland

This is all meetings of Public Audit Committee [Session 6] held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

33rd Meeting

19 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Alcohol and drug services
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• Caroline Lamb
  Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Maggie Page
  Unit Head – Drugs Strategy Unit
  Scottish Government
• Scott Heald
  Director (Data and Digital Innovation) and Head of Profession for Statistics
  Public Health Scotland
3. Alcohol and drug services
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Jillian Matthew
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ray Buist
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Alcohol and drug services

32nd Meeting

12 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS in Scotland 2024: Finance and performance
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Bernie Milligan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. NHS in Scotland 2024: Finance and performance
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carol Calder
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Bernie Milligan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. NHS in Scotland 2024: Finance and performance
5. Work programme

31st Meeting

05 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Fiscal sustainability and reform in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Diggle
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Fiscal sustainability and reform in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Diggle
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Fiscal sustainability and reform in Scotland

30th Meeting

28 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's colleges 2024
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• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Shirley Laing
  Director for Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Martin Boyle
  Interim Chief Executive
  Scottish Funding Council
• Richard Maconachie
  Director of Finance
  Scottish Funding Council
• Lynne Raeside
  Deputy Director of Policy and External Affairs
  Scottish Funding Council
3. Scotland's colleges 2024
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Shelagh Stewart
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scotland's colleges 2024

29th Meeting

21 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Alcohol and drug services
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Ray Buist
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Alcohol and drug services
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Ray Buist
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Alcohol and drug services

28th Meeting

14 November

1. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

07 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. The 2023/24 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2023/24 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2023/24 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts

26th Meeting

31 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Tackling digital exclusion
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• Lesley Fraser
  Director-General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Geoff Huggins
  Chief Digital Officer
  Scottish Government
• Eilidh McLaughlin
  Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance
  Scottish Government
• Martyn Wallace
  Chief Digital Officer, Local Government Digital Office
  COSLA
3. Tackling digital exclusion
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Bernie Milligan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Tackling digital exclusion

25th Meeting

03 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's colleges 2024
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Shelagh Stewart
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Scotland's colleges 2024
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Shelagh Stewart
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scotland's colleges 2024
5. Work programme

24th Meeting

26 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2024
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• John Cornett
  Executive Director of Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
• Tim Bridle
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2024
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• John Cornett
  Executive Director of Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
• Tim Bridle
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2024
5. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland

23rd Meeting

19 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Michelle Quinn
  Interim Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy & Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Catherine Williams
  Interim Deputy Director of Water Policy
  Scottish Government
• David Satti
  Interim Chief Executive
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
• Donald MacRae
  Chair of the Board
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
• Robin McGill
  Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
4. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Lauryn Graham
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland

22nd Meeting

12 September

1. Work programme (in private)

21st Meeting

05 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Tackling digital exclusion
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Jillian Matthew
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Bernie Milligan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Mike Neilson
  Member
  Accounts Commission
4. Tackling digital exclusion
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Jillian Matthew
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Bernie Milligan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Mike Neilson
  Member
  Accounts Commission
5. Tackling digital exclusion
6. Work programme

20th Meeting

20 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. NHS in Scotland 2023
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• Caroline Lamb
  Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• John Burns
  Chief Operating Officer
  NHS Scotland
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance
  Scottish Government
4. NHS in Scotland 2023
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Martin McLauchlan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. NHS in Scotland 2023
6. Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme April 2024 - March 2026

19th Meeting

13 June

1. Work programme (in private)

18th Meeting

06 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Preparing for expiring Private Financial Initiative contracts
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• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Peter Reekie
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Futures Trust
• Kerry Alexander
  Director of Infrastructure, Finance and Programmes
  Scottish Futures Trust
• Teresa Medhurst
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Prison Service
• Lorraine Roughan
  Project Executive HMP Kilmarnock
  Scottish Prison Service
• Adam Jobson
  Director for Organisational Development
  Scottish Prison Service
3. Preparing for expiring Private Finance Initiative contracts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Preparing for expiring Public Finance Initiative contracts
5. Work programme

17th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: Strategic Commercial Assets Division
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• Gregor Irwin
  Director General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Dermot Rhatigan
  Deputy Director, Strategic Commercial Assets Division
  Scottish Government
3. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: Strategic Commercial Assets Division
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scottish Government's approach to financial interventions: Strategic Commercial Assets Division

16th Meeting

23 May

1. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service (in private)
2. Annual report (in private)

15th Meeting

09 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
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• Gregor Irwin
  Director General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Aidan Grisewood
  Director of Jobs and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
3. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Catherine Young
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Kirsty Ridd
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
5. Work programme

14th Meeting

02 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
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• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Catriona Dalrymple
  Director of Justice
  Scottish Government
• Teresa Medhurst
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Prison Service
• Gerry O'Donnell
  Director of Finance
  Scottish Prison Service
• Allister Purdie
  Interim Director of Operations
  Scottish Prison Service
3. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tommy Yule
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
5. Work programme

13th Meeting

25 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Administration of Scottish income tax 2022/23
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• Alyson Stafford
  Director-General Scottish Exchequer
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine King
  Deputy Director for Tax Strategy, Engagement and Performance
  Scottish Government
• Jonathan Athow
  Director General for Customer Strategy and Tax Design
  HM Revenue and Customs
• Phil Batchelor
  Deputy Director for Income Tax Policy
  HM Revenue and Customs
3. Administration of Scottish income tax 2022/23
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. Administration of Scottish income tax 2022/23
5. Work programme

12th Meeting

18 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Executive Director
  Audit Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
3. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Executive Director
  Audit Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tommy Yule
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. Decarbonising heat in homes
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
6. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
7. Decarbonising heat in homes
8. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme

11th Meeting

28 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decarbonising heat in homes
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• Roy Brannen
  Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy & Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Catherine Williams
  Interim Director of Water Policy
  Scottish Government
• Sue Kearns
  Deputy Director for Heat in Buildings Policy and Regulation
  Scottish Government
3. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
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• David Jones
  Managing Director
  GEOAmey Limited
• James Huntley
  Commercial and Finance Director
  GEOAmey Limited
• Gavin Redmond
  Accounts Director SCCPES (Scottish Court Custody and Prison Escorting Service)
  GEOAmey Limited
4. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
5. Decarbonising heat in homes

10th Meeting

21 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Roy Brannen
  Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy & Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Jon Rathjen
  Deputy Director for Water Policy & Directorate for Energy and Climate Change Operations
  Scottish Government
• Donald MacRae
  Chair of the Board
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
• Robin McGill
  Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
• David Satti
  Interim Chief Executive
  Water Industry Commission for Scotland
3. NHS in Scotland 2023
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Martin McLauchlan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. NHS in Scotland 2023
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Martin McLauchlan
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Lauryn Graham
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
6. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
7. NHS in Scotland 2023

9th Meeting

14 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
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• Wendy Sinclair-Gieben
  HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
  HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland
3. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Catherine Young
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Kirsty Ridd
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Catherine Young
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Kirsty Ridd
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. National Strategy for Economic Transformation

8th Meeting

07 March

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure
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• Alyson Stafford
  Director-General Scottish Exchequer
  Scottish Government
• Morag Angus
  Chief Surveyor
  Scottish Government
• Dr Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Alan Morrison
  Deputy Director Health Infrastructure, Investment and PPE
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Peter Reekie
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Futures Trust
4. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure

7th Meeting

29 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of NHS Forth Valley
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• Amanda Croft
  Chief Executive
  NHS Forth Valley
• Janie McCusker
  Chair
  NHS Forth Valley
• Andrew Murray
  Medical Director
  NHS Forth Valley
• Kevin Reith
  Director of Human Resources
  NHS Forth Valley
• Professor Frances Dodd
  Executive Nurse Director
  NHS Forth Valley
3. Decarbonising heat in homes
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Decarbonising heat in homes
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2022/23 audit of NHS Forth Valley
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Rebbecca McConnachie
  Senior Manager
  Deloitte LLP
6. The 2022/23 audit of NHS Forth Valley
7. Decarbonising heat in homes
8. Work programme

6th Meeting

22 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Administration of Scottish income tax 2022/23
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Gareth Davies
  Comptroller and Auditor General
  National Audit Office
• Rebecca Mavin
  Senior Analyst
  National Audit Office
5. Administration of Scottish income tax 2022/23
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
6. Administration of Scottish income tax 2022/23
7. Adult mental health (in private)
8. Work programme

5th Meeting

08 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Smith
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland
6. Adult mental health
7. Work programme

4th Meeting

01 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tommy Yule
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tommy Yule
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of NHS Forth Valley
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Associate Partner, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP
• Rebbecca McConnachie
  Senior Manager
  Deloitte LLP
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2022/23 audit of NHS Forth Valley
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Associate Partner, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP
• Rebbecca McConnachie
  Senior Manager
  Deloitte LLP
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2022/23 audit of NHS Forth Valley

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Gregor Irwin
  Director General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Jackie McAllister
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
• Dr Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
3. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's colleges 2023
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• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Stuart Greig
  Deputy Director, Governance and Assurance Division, Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Karen Watt
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Funding Council
• Lynne Raeside
  Deputy Director of External Affairs
  Scottish Funding Council
3. Scotland's colleges 2023
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Douglas Black
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scotland's colleges 2023

This is all meetings of Public Audit Committee [Session 6] held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

33rd Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adult mental health
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• Caroline Lamb
  Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Gavin Gray
  Deputy Director Improving Mental Health Services
  Scottish Government
• Dr Alastair Cook
  Principal Medical Officer, Mental Health Division
  Scottish Government
3. Adult mental health
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Adult mental health
5. Work programme

32nd Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
5. Work programme

31st Meeting

30 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's colleges 2023
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• Stuart Brown
  National Officer
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Ellie Gomersall
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland
• John Mooney
  Regional Organiser
  UNISON
• Derek Smeall
  Principal and Chief Executive
  Glasgow Kelvin College (representing the College Principals' Group)
• Andrew Witty
  Director of Strategic Policy
  Colleges Scotland
3. Scotland's colleges 2023
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scotland's colleges 2023

30th Meeting

23 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adult mental health
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• Hannah Axon
  Policy Manager
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Simon Burt
  General Manager, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
  Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership
• Pamela Cremin
  Chief Officer
  Highland Health and Social Care
• Fiona Davies
  Chief Officer
  Argyll and Bute Integration Joint Board (also representing the Health and Social Care Scotland Chief Officer network)
• Richmond Davies
  Head of Public Health Analytics and Intelligence
  Public Health Scotland
• Jillian Galloway
  Acting Chief Officer
  Angus Health and Social Care Partnership
• Jo Gibson
  Head of Wellbeing and Recovery
  East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership
• Tracey McKigen
  Services Director, Royal Edinburgh and Associated Services
  NHS Lothian
3. Adult mental health
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Adult mental health

29th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adult mental health
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• Mike Burns
  Chief Executive
  Penumbra Mental Health
• Derek Frew
  Temporary Chief Superintendent, Head of Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing
  Police Scotland
• Stephen Low
  Policy Officer
  UNISON
• Christiana Melam
  Chief Executive Officer
  National Association of Link Workers
• Anne Rowan
  Founder
  Chris's House
• Dr Pavan Srireddy
  Vice Chair
  Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland
• Dr Chris Williams
  Deputy Chair
  Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland
3. Adult mental health

28th Meeting

09 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adult mental health
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• Jo Anderson
  Director of Influence and Change
  Scottish Association for Mental Health
• Paula Fraser
  Acting Manager
  Voices of Experience Scotland
• Peter Kelly
  Director
  The Poverty Alliance
• Dr Shari McDaid
  Head of Policy and Public Affairs (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
  Mental Health Foundation
• Simon Porter
  Project Director
  Royal Edinburgh Hospital Patients Council (Representing Voices of Experience Scotland)
• Meriem Timizar
  Project Co-ordinator
  International Women's Group (representing BEMIS)
• Kirsten Urquhart
  Chief Executive
  Young Scot
3. Adult mental health

27th Meeting

02 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure
5. Work programme

26th Meeting

26 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's colleges 2023
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Douglas Black
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Scotland's colleges 2023
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Douglas Black
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Scotland's colleges 2023
5. Work programme

25th Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion
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• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Eleanor Passmore
  Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Sweeney
  Policy Manager, Children and Young People
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Joanna Anderson
  Policy Manager, Local Government and Finance Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
3. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Rebecca Smallwood
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion
5. Work programme

24th Meeting

28 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adult mental health
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Christine Lester
  Member
  Accounts Commission
3. Adult mental health
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Christine Lester
  Member
  Accounts Commission
4. The 2021/ 22 audit of Scottish Canals
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
5. The 2021/ 22 audit of Scottish Canals
6. Adult mental health
7. Work programme

23rd Meeting

21 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Fiona Hyslop
  Minister for Transport
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Chris Wilcock
  Head of Ferries Unit
  Transport Scotland
3. The 2021/ 22 audit of Scottish Canals
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• John Paterson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Canals
• Maureen Campbell
  Chair
  Scottish Canals
• Sarah Jane Hannah
  Director of Finance and Business Services
  Scottish Canals
• Richard Millar
  Chief Operating Officer
  Scottish Canals
• Alison Irvine
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Gary Cox
  Interim Director Aviation, Maritime, Freight and Canals
  Transport Scotland
• Kerry Twyman
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Transport Scotland
4. The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
5. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland

22nd Meeting

14 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Criminal courts backlog
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• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Catriona Dalrymple
  Interim Director of Justice
  Scottish Government
• Eric McQueen
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
3. Criminal courts backlog
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. Criminal courts backlog
5. Work programme

21st Meeting

07 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. How the Scottish Government is set up to deliver climate change goals: Governance and risk management arrangements for net zero targets and adaptation outcomes
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• Roy Brannen
  Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy and Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• Phil Raines
  Deputy Director, Domestic Climate Change
  Scottish Government
4. How the Scottish Government is set up to deliver climate changes goals: Governance and risk management arrangements for net zero targets and adaptation outcomes
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Sally Thompson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. How the Scottish Government is set up to deliver climate change goals: Governance and risk management arrangements for net zero targets and adaptation outcomes
6. Work programme

20th Meeting

29 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
3. Major Capital Projects
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• Alison Irvine
  Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
•  Kersti Berge
  Director of Energy and Climate Change
  Scottish Government
• David Signorini
  Director, Environment and Forestry
  Scottish Government
• Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
4. Major Capital Projects
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
6. The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals
7. Major Capital Projects
8. Work programme

19th Meeting

22 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Written Authority: Completion of vessel 802
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• Neil Gray
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Kate Hall
  Deputy Director Strategic Industrial Assets
  Scottish Government
3. The 2021/22 audit of South Lanarkshire College
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• David Hoose
  Partner
  Mazars LLP
4. The 2021/22 audit of South Lanarkshire College
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• David Hoose
  Partner
  Mazars LLP
5. Written Authority: Completion of vessel 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
6. Written Authority: Completion of vessel 802
7. The 2021/22 audit of South Lanarkshire College
8. Work programme

18th Meeting

15 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Rebecca Smallwood
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Sophie Flemig
  Member
  Accounts Commission
3. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Rebecca Smallwood
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Sophie Flemig
  Member
  Accounts Commission
4. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion
5. Work programme

17th Meeting

08 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Criminal courts backlog
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Lynsey Davies
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Criminal courts backlog
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Lynsey Davies
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Criminal courts backlog
5. Work programme

16th Meeting

01 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
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• David Tydeman
  Chief Executive Officer
  Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
• Andrew Miller
  Chair
  Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
• Gregor Irwin
  Director-General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director for Economic Development
  Scottish Government
3. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
4. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
5. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme
6. Work programme

15th Meeting

18 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. How the Scottish Government is set to deliver climate change goals: Governance and risk management arrangements for net zero targets and adaptation outcomes
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Sally Thompson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. How the Scottish Government is set to deliver climate change goals: Governance and risk management arrangements for net zero targets and adaptation outcomes
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Sally Thompson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. How the Scottish Government is set to deliver climate change goals: Governance and risk management arrangements for net zero targets and adaptation outcomes
5. Annual report
6. Work programme

14th Meeting

11 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Administration of Scottish income tax 2021/22
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• Alyson Stafford
  Director-General Scottish Exchequer
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine King
  Deputy Director, Tax and Revenues Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Jonathan Athow
  Director General for Customer Strategy and Tax Design
  HM Revenue and Customs
• Phil Batchelor
  Deputy Director for Income Tax Policy
  HM Revenue and Customs
3. Administration of Scottish income tax 2021/22
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Administration of Scottish income tax 2021/22

13th Meeting

04 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS in Scotland 2022
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• Caroline Lamb
  Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• John Burns
  Chief Operating Officer
  NHS Scotland
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Health Finance and Governance
  Scottish Government
3. NHS in Scotland 2022
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Lees
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
4. NHS in Scotland 2022
5. Work programme

12th Meeting

27 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
3. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
4. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited
5. Work programme

11th Meeting

30 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Ian Bruce
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
3. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Gemma Diamond
  Director
  Audit Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Gemma Diamond
  Director
  Audit Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
6. The 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
7. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme

10th Meeting

23 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS in Scotland 2022
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Executive Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Lees
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
3. NHS in Scotland 2022
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Executive Director
  Audit Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Lees
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
4. NHS in Scotland 2022
5. Work programme

9th Meeting

16 March

1. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (in private)

8th Meeting

09 March

1. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (in private)

7th Meeting

02 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. The 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Director, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Director, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
6. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (in private)

6th Meeting

23 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts and Scotland's public finances: Challenges and risks
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• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Jackie McAllister
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
3. The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts and Scotland's public finances: Challenges and risks
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts and Scotland's public finances: Challenges and risks
5. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (in private)

5th Meeting

09 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Administration of Scottish income tax 2021/22
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Gareth Davies
  Comptroller and Auditor General
  National Audit Office
• Darren Stewart
  Audit Director
  National Audit Office
3. Administration of Scottish income tax 2021/22
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. Administration of Scottish income tax 2021/22
5. Work programme

4th Meeting

02 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2021/22 audit of the Crofting Commission
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Director, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP
• Kirsty Ridd
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2021/22 audit of the Crofting Commission
4. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (in private)

3rd Meeting

26 January

1. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (in private)

2nd Meeting

19 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
5. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (in private)

1st Meeting

12 January

1. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (in private)

This is all meetings of Public Audit Committee [Session 6] held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

31st Meeting

15 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. The 2021/22 audit of National Records of Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Graeme Samson
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2021/22 audit of National Records of Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Graeme Samson
  Senior Auditor
  Audit Scotland
5. Work programme

30th Meeting

08 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Major ICT Projects
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• Sharon Fairweather
  Director of Internal Audit and Assurance
  Scottish Government
• Geoff Huggins
  Director Digital
  Scottish Government
• Yorath Turner
  Deputy Director, Digital People, Strategy and Corporate Services, Digital Directorate
  Scottish Government
3. Major ICT Projects
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Morag Campsie
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Work programme

29th Meeting

01 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's public finances: Challenges and risks
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Diggle
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
3. Scotland's public finances: Challenges and risks
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Fiona Diggle
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
4. Work programme

28th Meeting

17 November

1. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

10 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Tackling Child Poverty
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• Bruce Adamson
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• John Dickie
  Director
  Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
• Paul Johnston
  Director-General Communities
  Scottish Government
• Hanna McCulloch
  National Co-ordinator, Local Child Poverty Action Reports
  Improvement Service
• Ryan McQuigg
  Campaigns, Advocacy and Policy Adviser
  Action for Children Scotland
• Bill Scott
  Chair
  Poverty and Inequality Commission
• Matthew Sweeney
  Policy Manager, Children and Young People
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
4. Tackling Child Poverty

26th Meeting

04 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Rt Hon. Nicola Sturgeon
  First Minister
  Scottish Government
3. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Executive Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland

25th Meeting

03 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Work programme

24th Meeting

06 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Progress Review of Scottish Government Relationships with Public Bodies
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• Paul Johnston
  Director-General Communities
  Scottish Government
• Mary McAllan
  Director for Covid Recovery and Public Sector Reform
  Scottish Government
• Catriona MacLean
  Deputy Director Public Service Reform
  Scottish Government
3. Tackling child poverty
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Corrinne Forsyth
  Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Andrew Burns
  Member
  Accounts Commission
4. Tackling child poverty
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Tricia Meldrum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Corrinne Forsyth
  Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
5. Progress Review of Scottish Government Relationships with Public Bodies
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
6. Work programme

23rd Meeting

29 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2022
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• Antony Clark
  Executive Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Anne Cairns
  Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2020/21 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Maggie Chapman MSP
  Member
  Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
• David McGill
  Clerk/Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Huw Williams
  Private Secretary/ Head of Office
  Scottish Parliament
4. The 2020/21 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
5. The National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2022
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Executive Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Anne Cairns
  Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland

22nd Meeting

22 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's Colleges 2022
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carolyn McLeod
  Audit Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Mark McCabe
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
3. Scotland's Colleges 2022
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carolyn McLeod
  Audit Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Mark McCabe
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
4. Work programme

21st Meeting

08 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• David Middleton
  former Chief Executive, Transport Scotland
and then from:
• Derek Mackay
  former Minister for Transport and Islands, Scottish Government
3. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Angela Canning
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Gill Miller
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland

20th Meeting

30 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Kevin Hobbs
  Chief Executive Officer
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
• Morag McNeill
  Interim Chair
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
• Erik Østergaard
  Former Chair
  Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
3. Major Capital Projects
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• Helen Carter
  Deputy Director Infrastructure and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Lawrence Shackman
  Director, Major Projects
  Transport Scotland
• Bill Reeve
  Director of Rail
  Transport Scotland
4. Major Capital Projects
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Morag Campsie
  Senior Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
5. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Gill Miller
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland

19th Meeting

23 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's financial response to Covid-19; and Scotland's economy: Supporting businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Martin McLauchlan
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
3. Social Security: Progress on implementing the devolved benefits
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
4. Social Security: Progress on implementing the devolved benefits
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Carole Grant
  Audit Director, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
5. Scotland's financial response to Covid-19; and Scotland's economy: Supporting businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Martin McLauchlan
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland

18th Meeting

16 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Jim McColl
  Former Director
  Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited
3. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Angela Canning
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. Work programme

17th Meeting

09 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Dermot Rhatigan
  Deputy Director Manufacturing and Industries
  Scottish Government
• Mo Rooney
  Deputy Director Strategic Commercial Interventions
  Scottish Government
• Hugh Gillies
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Fran Pacitti
  Director of Aviation, Maritime, Freight and Canals
  Transport Scotland
• Chris Wilcock
  Head of Ferries Unit
  Transport Scotland
3. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Angela Canning
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. Work programme

16th Meeting

26 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Roy Brannen
  Interim Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Dermot Rhatigan
  Deputy Director Manufacturing and Industries
  Scottish Government
• Mo Rooney
  Deputy Director Strategic Commercial Interventions
  Scottish Government
• Hugh Gillies
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Fran Pacitti
  Director of Aviation, Maritime, Freight and Canals
  Transport Scotland
• Chris Wilcock
  Head of Ferries Unit
  Transport Scotland
3. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Angela Canning
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Gill Miller
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
4. Work programme
5. Annual report

15th Meeting

19 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Work programme
3. Major Capital Projects: Accountability and governance arrangements
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• Helen Carter
  Deputy Director Infrastructure and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Nick Ford
  Director of Scottish Procurement and Property
  Scottish Government
• Alan Morrison
  Deputy Director Health Infrastructure, Investment and PPE
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Watson
  Director for Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Lawrence Shackman
  Director, Major Projects
  Transport Scotland
4. Major Capital Projects: Accountability and governance arrangements
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Morag Campsie
  Senior Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland

14th Meeting

12 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2020/21 audit of South Lanarkshire College
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Lucy Nutley
  Director
  Mazars LLP
3. Administration of Scottish income tax 2020/21
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• Alyson Stafford
  Director-General Scottish Exchequer
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Thom
  Head of Income Tax and Reserved Tax
  Scottish Government
• Jonathan Athow
  Director General for Customer Strategy and Tax Design
  HM Revenue and Customs
• Jackie McGeehan
  Deputy Director for Income Tax Policy
  HM Revenue and Customs
4. Administration of Scottish income tax 2020/21
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2020/21 audit of South Lanarkshire College
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Lucy Nutley
  Director
  Mazars LLP
6. Work programme

13th Meeting

28 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland
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• Pamela Dudek
  Chief Executive
  NHS Highland
• Boyd Robertson
  Chair
  NHS Highland
• David Garden
  Director of Finance
  NHS Highland
3. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Angela Canning
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
4. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Angela Canning
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
6. Work programme

12th Meeting

21 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Social Care Briefing
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• Caroline Lamb
  Chief Executive for NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Donna Bell
  Director for Social Care and National Care Service Development
  Scottish Government
• Nicola Dickie
  Director of People Policy
  COSLA
• Sarah Watters
  Director of Membership and Resources
  COSLA
3. New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Angela Canning
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Gill Miller
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
4. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Angela Canning
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Gill Miller
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
5. Social Care Briefing
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland

11th Meeting

31 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Major ICT projects: Accountability and governance arrangements
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• Sharon Fairweather
  Director of Internal Audit and Assurance
  Scottish Government
• Geoff Huggins
  Director Digital
  Scottish Government
• Jonathan Ruff
  Head of Digital Strategy and Policy
  Scottish Government
• Donald McGillivray
  Director of Safer Communities
  Scottish Government
3. Drug and Alcohol Services: An Update
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Jillian Matthew
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
4. Drug and Alcohol Services: An update
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Jillian Matthew
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
5. Major ICT projects: Accountability and governance arrangements
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Morag Campsie
  Senior Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
6. Work programme

10th Meeting

24 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Canals
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• Catherine Topley
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Canals
• Andrew Thin
  Chair
  Scottish Canals
• Sarah Jane Hannah
  Director of Finance and Business Services
  Scottish Canals
• Hugh Gillies
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Fran Pacitti
  Director of Aviation, Maritime, Freight and Canals
  Transport Scotland
• Lee Shedden
  Financial Controller
  Transport Scotland
3. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Canals
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Graeme Greenhill
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
4. Work programme

9th Meeting

17 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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• Jo Green
  Acting Chief Executive
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Stuart McGregor
  Chief Officer Finance
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• David Pirie
  Executive Director, Evidence and Flooding
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Roy Brannen
  Interim Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
• Helen Nisbet
  Director, Defence, Security and Cyber Resilience
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Quinlan
  Director, Environment and Forestry
  Scottish Government
3. NHS in Scotland 2021
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
4. NHS in Scotland 2021
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Derek Hoy
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Eva Thomas-Tudo
  Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Morag Campsie
  Senior Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
6. Work programme

8th Meeting

10 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Planning for Skills
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• Joe Griffin
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Helena Gray
  Director of Fair Work, Employability and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Adam Reid
  Deputy Director for Skills
  Scottish Government
• Helen Webster
  Deputy Director for Reform, Directorate for Advance Learning and Science
  Scottish Government
3. Planning for Skills
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Gordon Smail
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Douglas Black
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
4. Work programme

7th Meeting

03 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Social Care Briefing
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Shelagh Stewart
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
3. Social Care Briefing
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Antony Clark
  Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Shelagh Stewart
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
4. Work programme

6th Meeting

24 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director-General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Jackie McAllister
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
• Alyson Stafford
  Director-General Scottish Exchequer
  Scottish Government
3. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Canals
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Graeme Greenhill
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
4. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Canals
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Graeme Greenhill
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
5. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland

5th Meeting

10 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Planning for Skills
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Gordon Smail
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Douglas Black
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Morag Campsie
  Senior Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
4. The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Morag Campsie
  Senior Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
5. Planning for skills
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Gordon Smail
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Douglas Black
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland

4th Meeting

03 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Administration of Scottish income tax 2020/21
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Gareth Davies
  Comptroller and Auditor General
  National Audit Office
• Darren Stewart
  Audit Director
  National Audit Office
4. Administration of Scottish income tax 2020/21
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission
6. Work programme

3rd Meeting

27 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
3. The 2020/21 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Director, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP
4. The 2020/21 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Director, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP
5. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
6. Work programme

2nd Meeting

20 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2020/21 audit of National Records of Scotland
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• Paul Lowe
  Registrar General for Scotland and Keeper of the Records of Scotland
  National Records of Scotland
• Linda Sinclair
  Director of Corporate Services and Accountable Officer
  National Records of Scotland
• Anne Slater
  Director of Operations and Customer Services
  National Records of Scotland
• Peter Whitehouse
  Director of Statistical Services
  National Records of Scotland
3. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
4. The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Michael Oliphant
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Helen Russell
  Senior Audit Manager, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
5. The 2020/21 audit of National Records of Scotland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Graeme Samson
  Senior Auditor, Audit Services
  Audit Scotland
• Dharshi Santhakumaran
  Correspondence Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland

1st Meeting

13 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Graeme Greenhill
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Director, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP
3. The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
4. The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Leigh Johnston
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Joanne Brown
  Partner
  Grant Thornton UK LLP
5. The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Graeme Greenhill
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Pat Kenny
  Director, Audit and Assurance
  Deloitte LLP