Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
2nd Meeting, 2024
- Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:35
- Published: Thursday, January 18, 2024 01:40pm
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 and 4 in private.
2 The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts:
The Committee took evidence from—
John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary, Gregor Irwin, Director-General Economy, Jackie McAllister, Chief Financial Officer and Alison Cumming, Director of Budget and Public Spending, Scottish Government.
3 The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts:
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 and Helen Russell, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
4 The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts:
The Committee agreed to consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 at a future meeting.