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Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
During the discussion, we have touched on the use of Scottish Government staff, including in the role of chief executive. They are provided by the Scottish Government on Scottish Government terms; in fact, I think that almost all your staff are secondments, and it is unusual for that to happen to such an extent. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such an approach?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
Did the Parliament decide that?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
But it never has.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
Okay. I have one last question. Malcolm, you have been fairly clear that you are happy with the current relationship between the sponsorship division and the Crofting Commission.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS National Services Scotland”; and “Personal protective equipment”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
Given the changes in the virus that we are dealing with, are we confident about the type of PPE that we are producing or reasonably satisfied that we can secure the PPE that we might need in future? I know that the question is a bit hypothetical, but do we have flexibility to effect the changes in PPE that might be needed?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of NHS National Services Scotland”; and “Personal protective equipment”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
As a last angle on this question, I would say that one of the important by-products of all this, apart from the PPE itself, is the jobs that have been created in Scotland. Do we know what proportion of those jobs are permanent and whether that situation is likely to continue?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
Let us move on to the safer ground of sponsorship arrangements. Serious concerns about how they worked come out in the report. How did it come about that the Government’s sponsor division seemed to relate to the senior management team rather than the convener?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
Could you not do the same thing simply by recruiting people on the Scottish Government’s terms and conditions?
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
But you do not.
Public Audit Committee
Section 22 Report: “The 2020/21 audit of the Crofting Commission”
Meeting date: 2 December 2021
Colin Beattie
The act gives the option.
