Chamber and committees

Public Audit Committee

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Meeting Agenda

29th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Friday, October 31, 2025 02:29pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.

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2 Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

Claire Tennyson, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland

Andrew Burns, Deputy Chair, Accounts Commission

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Paper 1 The Promise posted 31/10/2025 (Ref: PA/S6/25/29/1, 7MB, pdf)

PA/S6/25/29/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Adult Disability Payment

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Edel Harris OBE, Former Chair, Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment

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Paper 3 Adult Disability Payment posted 31/10/2025 (Ref: PA/S6/25/29/3, 1MB, pdf)

PA/S6/25/29/4(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Adult Disability Payment

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Anna Nash, Audit Officer, Audit Scotland

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5 Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—

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Witnesses

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland

Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland

Claire Tennyson, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland

Andrew Burns, Deputy Chair, Accounts Commission

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6 Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

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7 Adult Disability Payment

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

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