Public Audit Committee
Minutes: 21 March 2024
Thursday, 21 March 2024
10th Meeting, 2024
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 4, 5, 6, and 7 in private.
2. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Roy Brannen, Director-General Net Zero, Kersti Berge, Director, Energy and Climate Change and Jon Rathjen, Deputy Director for Water Policy & Directorate for Energy and Climate Change Operations, Scottish Government;
Donald MacRae, Chair of the Board, Robin McGill, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and David Satti, Director of Strategy and Governance, Water Industry Commission for Scotland.
3. NHS in Scotland 2023:
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager and Martin McLauchlan, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
4. NHS in Scotland 2023 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager and Martin McLauchlan, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
5. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Carole Grant, Audit Director, Richard Smith, Senior Audit Manager and Lauryn Graham, Senior Auditor, Audit Scotland.
6. The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agreed to consider its next steps once follow-up written information from the Water Industry Commission for Scotland and the Scottish Government has been received.
7. NHS in Scotland 2023 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to invite the Scottish Government to give oral evidence at a future meeting.