Minutes: 28 April 2022

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland:

The Committee took evidence on the section 22 report from—

Pamela Dudek, Chief Executive, Boyd Robertson, Chair and David Garden, Director of Finance, NHS Highland.

3. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802:

The Committee took evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Antony Clark, Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value and Angela Canning, Audit Director, Audit Scotland.

4. New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Antony Clark, Interim Director of Performance Audit and Best Value and Angela Canning, Audit Director, Audit Scotland.

The Committee agreed to invite the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland to give oral evidence at a future meeting.

5. The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland;

Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.

The Committee agreed to close its scrutiny of the 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland. 

6. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to close its scrutiny of the 2020/21 audit of Bord na Gaidhlig. The Committee also agreed to close its scrutiny of the Drug and Alcohol Services: An update briefing, and in doing so, write to the Criminal Justice, Health, Social Care and Sport and Social Justice and Social Security Committees.

The Committee agreed to consider its future scrutiny of the 2020/21 audit of National Records of Scotland after summer recess.