Minutes: 26 November 2025

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take agenda items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran:

The Committee took evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Fiona Mitchell-Knight, Audit Director and Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.

3. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian:

The Committee took evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Alison Cumming, Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value and Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.

4. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Alison Cumming, Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value and Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.

5. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Fiona Mitchell-Knight, Audit Director and Leigh Johnston, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.

6. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Ayrshire and Arran (In Private):

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.

7. The 2024/25 audit of NHS Grampian (In Private):

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.

8. Work programme ( In Private):

The Committee agreed its future scrutiny in relation to the latest Scottish Government's Major Capital Projects update.

In relation to the 2022/23 audit of Forth Valley College, the Committee considered correspondence from the Auditor General for Scotland and agreed to close its scrutiny of the report.

The Committee agreed to await further correspondence from the Auditor General for Scotland in relation to the 2022/23 audit of Lews Castle College before agreeing its next steps.

The Committee noted correspondence from the Education, Children and Young People's Committee to the Scottish Government in relation to Scotland's colleges 2025.