Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
33rd Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:20
- Published: Thursday, December 14, 2023 04:50pm
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 Adult mental health:
The Committee took evidence from—
Caroline Lamb, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General for Health and Social Care , Gavin Gray, Deputy Director Improving Mental Health Services and Dr Alastair Cook, Principal Medical Officer, Mental Health Division, Scottish Government.
3 Adult mental health (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager and Eva Thomas-Tudo, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
4 Adult mental health (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to draft a report on the joint Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission report on Adult mental health.
5 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered correspondence in relation to New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides from the Minister for Transport, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, Transport Scotland and the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, Scottish Government and agreed to write to the Auditor General for Scotland and the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work on Energy.