Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
6th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:42
- Published: Thursday, February 24, 2022 04:46pm
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 and 5 in private.
2 The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts:
The Committee took evidence on the section 22 report from—
John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary, Colin Cook, Director of Economic Development, Lesley Fraser, Director-General Corporate, Jackie McAllister, Chief Financial Officer and Alyson Stafford, Director-General Scottish Exchequer, Scottish Government.
3 The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Canals:
The Committee took evidence on the section 22 report from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Graeme Greenhill, Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland;
Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
4 The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Canals:
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Graeme Greenhill, Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value, Audit Scotland;
Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
The Committee agreed to invite Scottish Canals and Transport Scotland to give oral evidence at a future meeting.
5 The 2020/21 audit of Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts:
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 agreed to consider its next steps at a future meeting.