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Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland”
Meeting date: 2 March 2023
Craig Hoy
You have talked quite extensively about staffing restrictions and budgets, but I want to reflect on paragraph 22 of the report, which states that all vacancies bar one have now been filled. However, when discussing the complaints backlog, paragraph 25 states that
“While additional recruitment will help, it will take time for this to be completed”.
Does that mean that more additional posts have been created. If so, how many, and is a recruitment exercise currently under way?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
The recovery of the investment.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
Are you in a position to make a full value-for-money assessment of the intervention in the airport?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
The answer will probably be a guesstimate, but do you have an idea of the percentage that you think that you may be able to recover?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
What more can you or other agencies do to accelerate recovery of that money? What are your plans to provide regular updates so that we can get assurance on what, although it is a relatively small percentage, is a percentage of a very large sum? We are talking about a significant amount of public money. What plans do you have to speed up its recovery and to ensure that there is greater transparency on the numbers?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
Do you have a timescale yet for the recovery of the investment in Prestwick airport?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
Am I correct in assuming that the framework has not yet been used in relation to a particular investment decision?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
Obviously, the Auditor General has looked at the framework and made recommendations on how it could be strengthened. What plans do you have to respond to that, particularly in relation to strengthening the link between risk tolerance and risk appetite for investment in the Scottish Government?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
My final question is on Ferguson Marine. Obviously, the construction of the vessels is under way. Have you or are you making provision for any additional cash calls from the yard separate to those that are to fund the construction of the vessels?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts” and “Scotland’s public finances: Challenges and risks”
Meeting date: 23 February 2023
Craig Hoy
You will note from our meeting on 19 January that we have a significant interest in the financial interventions in Prestwick airport and the Lochaber aluminium smelter, in addition to our on-going inquiries in relation to Ferguson Marine. How is the Scottish Government managing the heightened financial risk with the Lochaber smelter, given the reported issues that are facing the Liberty group?
