Public Audit Committee
Minutes: 30 November 2023
Thursday, 30 November 2023
31st Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 3 and 4 in private.
2. Scotland's colleges 2023:
The Committee took evidence in a roundtable format from—
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 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark MacPherson, Audit Director;
Tricia Meldrum, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.
4. Scotland's colleges 2023 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3.