Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, September 17, 2020

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning and welcome to the 19th meeting of the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee in 2020. We have received apologies from Anas Sarwar MSP, who is the acting convener, and therefore, by popular demand, I will be convening the meeting in his place.

Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and staff that social distancing measures are in place across the Holyrood campus—the witnesses who are miles away from me have already realised that. I ask that all care is taken to observe those measures over the course of this morning’s business, including when exiting and entering the committee room, and I remind members not to touch the microphones or consoles during the meeting.

Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking business in private. Do any members object to taking item 3 in private? If Neil Bibby, Alex Neil or Willie Coffey object, they should raise their hands. I have no objections to that, so that is agreed.