Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
10th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:53
- Published: Thursday, March 21, 2024 02:01pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Richard Leonard (Convener)
- Jamie Greene (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 4, 5, 6, and 7 in private.
2 The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Roy Brannen, Director-General Net Zero, Kersti Berge, Director, Energy and Climate Change and Jon Rathjen, Deputy Director for Water Policy & Directorate for Energy and Climate Change Operations, Scottish Government;
Donald MacRae, Chair of the Board, Robin McGill, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and David Satti, Director of Strategy and Governance, Water Industry Commission for Scotland.
3 NHS in Scotland 2023:
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager and Martin McLauchlan, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
4 NHS in Scotland 2023 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager and Martin McLauchlan, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
5 The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Carole Grant, Audit Director, Richard Smith, Senior Audit Manager and Lauryn Graham, Senior Auditor, Audit Scotland.
6 The 2022/23 audit of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agreed to consider its next steps once follow-up written information from the Water Industry Commission for Scotland and the Scottish Government has been received.
7 NHS in Scotland 2023 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to invite the Scottish Government to give oral evidence at a future meeting.