Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
27th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 10:53
- Published: Thursday, November 10, 2022 01:28pm
Committee Members Attendees
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda item 4 in private.
2 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take the meeting on Thursday 17 November 2022 in private.
3 Tackling Child Poverty:
The Committee took evidence in a roundtable format on the briefing from—
Bruce Adamson, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland;
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
John Dickie, Director, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland;
Paul Johnston, Director-General Communities, Scottish Government.
Hanna McCulloch, National Co-ordinator, Local Child Poverty Action Reports, Improvement Service;
Ryan McQuigg, Campaigns, Advocacy and Policy Adviser, Action for Children Scotland;
Bill Scott, Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission;
Matthew Sweeney, Policy Manager, Children and Young People, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
4 Tackling Child Poverty:
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government on issues raised during the meeting.