Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
20th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:21
- Published: Thursday, June 29, 2023 03:31pm
Committee Members Attendees
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.
2 The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals:
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland;
Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
3 Major Capital Projects:
The Committee took evidence from—
Alison Irvine, Chief Executive, Transport Scotland;
Kersti Berge, Director of Energy and Climate Change, Alison Cumming, Director of Budget and Public Spending, and David Signorini, Director, Environment and Forestry, Scottish Government.
4 Major Capital Projects (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland.
5 The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals (In Private):
The Committee will considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland;
Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.
6 The 2021/22 audit of Scottish Canals (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agreed to invite Scottish Canals and Transport Scotland to give oral evidence at a future meeting.
7 Major Capital Projects (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government on issues raised during the meeting.
8 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to close its scrutiny of the Administration of Scottish income tax 2021/22.