Public Audit Committee
33rd Meeting, 2025
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Neil Rennick, Director-General Education and Justice, Andrew Watson, Director for Children and Families and Gavin Henderson, Deputy Director for Care Experience, Children's Services and the Promise, Scottish Government ;
Fraser McKinlay, Chief Executive, The Promise Scotland and David Anderson, Chair of the Oversight Board for Keeping the Promise;
Nicola Dickie, Director of People Policy and Fiona Whitelock, Policy Manager, The Promise, COSLA.
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Rachel Browne, Audit Director and Eva Thomas-Tudo, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Rachel Browne, Audit Director and Eva Thomas-Tudo, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Jillian Matthew, Senior Manager, and Claire Tennyson, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agreed to defer further consideration of the report to a future meeting.
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agreed to defer further consideration of the report to a future meeting.