Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
9th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:32
- Published: Thursday, March 14, 2024 01:09pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Richard Leonard (Convener)
- Jamie Greene (Deputy Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Member)
- Willie Coffey (Member)
Apologies received from
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 4 and 5 in private.
2 The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Prison Service:
The Committee took evidence from—
Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland.
The Committee agreed to invite the Scottish Prison Service and the Scottish Government to give oral evidence at a future meeting.
3 National Strategy for Economic Transformation:
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Kirsty Ridd, Audit Manager and Catherine Young, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.
4 National Strategy for Economic Transformation (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, Catherine Young, Senior Manager and Kirsty Ridd, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
5 National Strategy for Economic Transformation (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.