Public Audit Committee

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Meeting Agenda

5th Meeting, 2022

• Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Monday, February 7, 2022 02:33pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

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2 Planning for Skills:

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Gordon Smail, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

Rebecca Seidel, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland

Douglas Black, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland

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Paper 1 Planning for skills posted 07/02/2022 (Ref: PA/S6/22/5/1, 536KB, pdf)

PA/S6/22/5/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency:

The Committee will take evidence on the section 22 report from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Morag Campsie, Senior Manager, Audit Services, Audit Scotland

Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP

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Paper 3 SEPA posted 07/02/2022 (Ref: PA/S6/22/5/3, 379KB, pdf)

PA/S6/22/5/4(P) (Private Paper)

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4 The 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency :

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Morag Campsie, Senior Manager, Audit Services, Audit Scotland

Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP

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5 Planning for skills:

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Gordon Smail, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

Rebecca Seidel, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland

Douglas Black, Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland

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