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Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”
Meeting date: 20 January 2022
Colin Beattie
Thank you.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
You have emphasised that you are not raising a red flag but, in a way, you have, by mentioning in the report that this matter is an issue for the board. Can you confirm that the capacity of the board is not a risk factor at this time?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
Okay. I will move on to another question. In paragraph 21, on page 7, your report tells us:
“The board has recognised that elements of costs included within the financial plan may potentiality become part of core services in the future, but the longer-term funding position is ... unclear.”
Can you provide some detail as to why the longer-term funding position is unclear?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
Okay. If you could come back to us with that information, it would be good.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
The board reduced from 11 to seven. Five of the current board members were there in 2018-19, so there has been no change to the skills base. All that has happened is that two people—with “relevant financial experience,” it says in the report—have been brought in. How does that balance the skills across the piece with those of the other five members?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
That is good.
The normal term of office for a non-executive board member is four years, but the length of appointments can be varied for continuity purposes. When is the recruitment process for new members likely to commence?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS Highland”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
Auditor General, your report explains that NHS Highland’s budget uplift of £16.4 million is its share of the £30.2 million that is being provided nationally to maintain NHS boards within 0.8 per cent of national resource allocation formula parity. A simple calculation suggests that NHS Highland receives more than half of the funding that is available nationally. Is that correct?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
Auditor General, as a result of the 2018-19 report, the number of non-executive board members was reduced from 11 to seven. The 2020-21 section 22 report states that
“Consideration of the capacity of Board members is an ongoing issue for the Bòrd, given the workload associated with the position.”
Can you clarify what the workload involves? Does it derive from the fact that the number of non-executive board members was substantially reduced?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
You flag in the latest report the fact that
“the capacity of Board members is an ongoing issue for the Bòrd, given the workload associated with the position.”
What is the overwhelming workload that they have?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of Bòrd na Gàidhlig”
Meeting date: 13 January 2022
Colin Beattie
That is encouraging.
In the 2018-19 section 22 report, concerns were raised that the previous chair did not carry out annual performance appraisals of board members. Will you confirm whether that now happens?
