Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
24th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, October 6, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:15
- Meeting closed at: 11:41
- Published: Friday, October 7, 2022 08:00am
Committee Members Attendees
- Richard Leonard (Convener)
- Sharon Dowey (Deputy Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Member)
- Willie Coffey (Member)
- Craig Hoy (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
2 Progress Review of Scottish Government Relationships with Public Bodies:
The Committee took evidence from—
Paul Johnston, Director-General Communities, Mary McAllan, Director for Covid Recovery and Public Sector Reform and Catriona MacLean, Deputy Director Public Service Reform, Scottish Government.
3 Tackling child poverty:
The Committee took evidence on the briefing from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Tricia Meldrum, Senior Manager and Corrinne Forsyth, Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland;
Andrew Burns, Member, Accounts Commission.
4 Tackling child poverty:
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Tricia Meldrum, Senior Manager and Corrinne Forsyth, Senior Auditor, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland.
The Committee agreed to hold a roundtable evidence session at a future meeting.
5 Progress Review of Scottish Government Relationships with Public Bodies:
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Michael Oliphant, Audit Director, Audit Scotland.
The Committee will agree its next steps at a future meeting.
6 Work programme:
The Committee will consider its work programme at a future meeting.