Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
28th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:01
- Published: Thursday, November 9, 2023 01:12pm
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 item 3 in private.
2 Adult mental health:
The Committee took evidence in a roundtable format from—
Jo Anderson, Director of Influence and Change, Scottish Association for Mental Health;
Paula Fraser, Acting Manager, Voices of Experience Scotland;
Peter Kelly, Director, The Poverty Alliance;
Dr Shari McDaid, Head of Policy and Public Affairs (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), Mental Health Foundation;
Meriem Timizar, Project Co-ordinator, International Women's Group (representing BEMIS);
Kirsten Urquhart, Chief Executive, Young Scot;
Simon Porter, Project Director, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Patients Council (Representing Voices of Experience Scotland).
3 Adult mental health (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2.