Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
25th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:06
- Published: Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:59pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Richard Leonard (Convener)
- Sharon Dowey (Deputy Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Member)
- Willie Coffey (Member)
- Graham Simpson (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.
2 Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion:
The Committee took evidence from—
Neil Rennick, Director-General Education and Justice and Eleanor Passmore, Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare, Scottish Government;
Matthew Sweeney, Policy Manager, Children and Young People and Joanna Anderson, Policy Manager, Local Government and Finance Team, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
3 Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Tricia Meldrum, Senior Manager and Rebecca Smallwood, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
4 Early learning and childcare: Progress on delivery of the 1,140 hours expansion (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government and the National Day Nursery Association on issues raised during the meeting.
5 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered correspondence from the Auditor General for Scotland in relation to the briefing, Investing in Scotland's Infrastructure and agreed to take oral evidence from the Auditor General for Scotland at a future meeting.