Public Audit Committee
Minutes: 15 June 2023
Thursday, 15 June 2023
18th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.
2. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion:
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Tricia Meldrum, Senior Manager and Rebecca Smallwood, Manager, Audit Scotland;
Sophie Flemig, Member, Accounts Commission.
3. Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Tricia Meldrum, Senior Manager and 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 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to invite the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to give oral evidence at a future meeting.
5. Work programme In Private):
The Committee considered a written submission from the former Director of Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited in response to its report, New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802. As a first step, the Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government to seek further information.